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Researchers Who Provided Key Evidence For Gluten Sensitivity Have Now Thoroughly Shown That It Doesn't Exist

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Is 37 people considered a large enough group for a study?

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I figured the bread companies go to the guy (^_^)

 

Is 37 people considered a large enough group for a study?

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I laughed at their final line. I hope that people with real gluten issues don't go and say, "Oh I read an article that said that unless I had confirmed celiac disease, science has confirmed that I can now chow down on the bread!" 

 

That would be a disaster.

 

I hope that this study serves as a springboard for larger studies.

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I have some thoughts: 

If you have a real sensitivty to gluten, you would get serious symptoms from eating it.

If you get serious symptoms from eating gluten, would you enroll in a study where you might be fed gluten?

This study would select for people who do not have a real sensitivity to gluten.

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^^^EXACTLY!

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Is 37 people considered a large enough group for a study?

 

And 3 days on one meal plan is enough before *immediately* switching to another?  They barely had time to get the food out of their system!

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I think that it's hilariously funny (in a kind of sad way) that they've said that it's been "thoroughly proven that gluten sensitivity doesn't exist." 

 

A study of 37 people (most of which probably didn't have severe issues if they were willing to be guinea pigs for gluten) is not a thorough proof that an entire medical condition doesn't exist.

 

I have real issues with gluten and I would NEVER sign up for a study like that! Even if they signed a form saying that they would pay my ER bills.  :P

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If it takes weeks of gluten consumption for enough antibodies to be present for celiac testing to work, why would this guy think that nine days would be enough for his study?

I agree that those who do have serious reactions would be MUCH less likely to participate in such a study. I know I wouldn't do it.

It seems to me as if this study has done more harm than good when it comes to learning more about non-celiac reactions to wheat.

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