The subject came up when DW brought home some new (to us) foods, with the comment "Look... gluten free... and only a little bit more expensive than the regular foods that we buy."
"more expensive"... always makes me suspicious, as does the comment...
"well, it can't hurt to be safe".
The local HY-Vee market (equivalent to Whole Foods) now has a gluten free section that may be measured in several thousand square feet.
I try to keep an open mind on subjects like this, but when I found that my local Aldi's just introduced a new "gluten free" section, it was time to look harder at this new rapidly growing segment of the food business.
Skipping over the top Google sites about gluten free, I started out with Wikipedia... to see that the benefits of gluten free foods are for people with Celiac Disease... and further that those who have been diagnosed with Celiac Disease represent 1% of the popuation.
I followed up on this with visits to the major heallth clinic sites, to find that they basically disregard the instances of celiac disease but go to the benefits, never quite making any definitive connection between the claims made by the "wow" sites... that suggest cures for everything from old age to ingrown toenails.
This website seems to have a pretty good, balanced outlook.
Unraveling The Gluten-Free Trend - Food and Environment Reporting Network
I did a quick look here on ER, and found some older sites that did deal with celiac disease and gluten, but thought that given the rapid growth in the gluten free food market, the subject might benefit from a new look at the markting phenomenom.
"more expensive"... always makes me suspicious, as does the comment...
"well, it can't hurt to be safe".
The local HY-Vee market (equivalent to Whole Foods) now has a gluten free section that may be measured in several thousand square feet.
I try to keep an open mind on subjects like this, but when I found that my local Aldi's just introduced a new "gluten free" section, it was time to look harder at this new rapidly growing segment of the food business.
Skipping over the top Google sites about gluten free, I started out with Wikipedia... to see that the benefits of gluten free foods are for people with Celiac Disease... and further that those who have been diagnosed with Celiac Disease represent 1% of the popuation.
I followed up on this with visits to the major heallth clinic sites, to find that they basically disregard the instances of celiac disease but go to the benefits, never quite making any definitive connection between the claims made by the "wow" sites... that suggest cures for everything from old age to ingrown toenails.
This website seems to have a pretty good, balanced outlook.
Unraveling The Gluten-Free Trend - Food and Environment Reporting Network
I did a quick look here on ER, and found some older sites that did deal with celiac disease and gluten, but thought that given the rapid growth in the gluten free food market, the subject might benefit from a new look at the markting phenomenom.
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