Tag Archives: Gluten

Gluten: Should I Avoid It?

Should I avoid gluten is probably a question many of us have asked ourselves over the last few years. Here is some useful information that may help you  get to the right answer. As you may know, gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley) can trigger an immune response in some individuals, causing damage […]

Gluten Found In Many Gluten-Free (GF) Labeled Restaurant Foods

Avoiding gluten is the number one therapy for treating celiac disease, yet a new study finds that GF labels are overwhelmingly unreliable. Using a portable device designed to detect gluten (Nima), crowd-sourced data was collected measuring the risk factors for and rates of gluten contamination in restaurant foods labeled GF. Results found that out of the […]