Blame Gluten? Maybe Not. New Study Suggests Sensitivity Claims About the Common Protein May Be Imaginary
Individuals who claim to be gluten-sensitive but do not have coeliac disease — known as non-coeliac gluten sensitivity, or NCGS — may be barking up the wrong dietary tree.
The notion that people not diagnosed with coeliac disease can become sick from ingesting gluten — an idea that has spawned billion-dollar businesses and a myriad of diet fads — is being challenged by some researchers, who suggest that the real culprit behind the gut-wrenching symptoms reported by some consumers might not be gluten after all.
Research from the University of Melbourne has demonstrated that individuals who claim to be gluten-sensitive but do not have coeliac disease — known as non-coeliac gluten sensitivity, or NCGS — may be barking up the wrong dietary tree.
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