Study says Gluten Sensitivity Doesn’t Exist

Are you like me and you believe every health fad that comes out?  Shout out to Bulletproof Coffee, and the Atkins diet!  The biggest recent fad is eliminating gluten from your diet. Well, unless you have celiac disease, you may be spinning your wheels.

A 2011 study from Monash University found that "gluten-containing diets can cause gastrointestinal distress in people without celiac disease, a well-known autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten."

But, a recent follow-up to that study has found that gluten sensitivity DOES NOT exist outside of patients with celiac disease.  In fact, subsequent studies have found that self-diagnosed gluten sensitive patients merely "expect" to feel bad after eating gluten and that there was no specific response to gluten.

Jimmy Kimmel found some "gluten-sensitive" people, and found out they don't even know what gluten is.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/gluten-sensitivity-and-study-replication-2014-5#ixzz39Y7DkjJZ