Meghan Markle Says Ditching Gluten Made Her Skin Glow

Uh, I think we used to call that "makeup".

I hate this kind of media stuff. Making the gluten-free diet a glamorous thing done by glamorous people just makes it harder for those of us with celiac disease to be taken seriously, which makes the social piece of a serious disease that requires a restricted diet even more difficult. Ugh. I agree with dappy: "... we used to call that 'makeup'."

Always worth doing your own experiments. The more celebs take to gluten-free the more caterers and food suppliers will do for us celiacs. I am in the UK by the way and think this marriage may do our crusty system a lot of good!

I hate this kind of media stuff. Making the gluten-free diet a glamorous thing done by glamorous people just makes it harder for those of us with celiac disease to be taken seriously, which makes the social piece of a serious disease that requires a restricted diet even more difficult. Ugh. I agree with dappy: "... we used to call that 'makeup'."

I understand and sympathize. However, for every person who hates "this kind of media stuff," there are many more who like it. In fairness, Ms. Markel is a major news figure, and consequently her statements on many things, including gluten (however accurate or inaccurate) will be reported as news. In doing so, we have also tried to point out the lack of scientific foundation behind Ms. Markel's statements. I hope that helps.

Always worth doing your own experiments. The more celebs take to gluten-free the more caterers and food suppliers will do for us celiacs. I am in the UK by the way and think this marriage may do our crusty system a lot of good!

I agree with you. I generally regard gluten-free celebrities and news about them as mainly good for raising celiac and/or gluten-free awareness. There's no major downside that I can see.

Uh, I think we used to call that "makeup".

We'll just smile and leave it there. Thanks for your comment, Dappy.