Gluten This...Gluten That. It never ends.

As a skeptic, I didn't believe all the hype about gluten. Seems the researcher that found "gluten bad" has done a follow up study that contradicts his initial study. Now, folks, THAT is SCIENCE. It's not settled until it can be duplicated, proven, etc. Maybe the researcher will go for a third study and perhaps break the tie.

“In contrast to our first study… we could find absolutely no specific response to gluten."

Instead, as RCS reported last week, FODMAPS are a far more likely cause of the gastrointestinal problems attributed to gluten intolerance. Jessica Biesiekierski, a gastroenterologist formerly at Monash University and now based out of the Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders at the University of Leuven in Belgium,* and lead author of the study alongside Gibson, noted that when participants consumed the baseline low-FODMAP diet, almost all reported that their symptoms improved!

Biesiekierski recognizes that gluten may very well be the stomach irritant we've been looking for. "There is definitely something going on," she told RCS, "but true NCGS may only affect a very small number of people and may affect more extraintestinal symptoms than first thought. This will only be confirmed with an understanding of its mechanism."

Currently, Biesiekierski is focused on maintaining an open mind and refining her experimental methods to determine whether or not gluten sensitivity truly exists.

"We need to make sure that this research is as well controlled as possible and is reproducible," Biesiekierski told RCS, subsequently adding the quintessential adage of proper science.

"Much, much more research is needed."

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Again, this is the scientific method. A scientist doesn't become a true believer in his/her findings until the research is conclusive. And that includes follow up and can the research be duplicated by oneself or others.

Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity May Not Exist | RCScience

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