Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
The first eye-catching paper of 2023 has landed, and it further adds weight to the proposition that those with food allergy have a considerably higher rate of coeliac disease than the ordinary population. It’s in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology…
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Hmm, sweeties. Goody Good Stuff sweeties, to be precise. They tick lots of free from / restricted diet boxes. They’re vegan and halal, and make free from claims for gluten, lactose and gelatine. (‘free from gluten’ is technically a labelling…
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Barley or wheat listed in the ingredients of your “gluten free” food or drink? Alarmed? Confused? ANGRY? It’s probably OK. Barley and wheat (and rye and oats) are legally defined as gluten-containing cereals: as a group, one of the 14…
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Ah, another food sensitivity article from a national, this time the Mail. It’s boring and tells us nothing new, but manages to make mistakes while doing so. Spotting the inaccuracies in such stories can feel as challenging as looking for…
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I want to reproduce a summary section from the Wheat Hypersensitivity Report here, in full: What are the gaps in our knowledge? It is clear from a recent survey that a number of people consider themselves to be intolerant or…
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