gluten intolerance
A Common Food Brought on This Woman’s Psychosis
“She did not conform to any known psychiatric illness.”
I’m an Irishman with a Lethal Potato Allergy
My life-threatening allergy to fries, mashed potatoes, and even potato vodka has made life difficult—and painfully ironic. But I've always wondered what my fate would've been like if I’d been born in Ireland some 200 years ago.
Study Suggests that Your Birthday and Hometown Can Affect Your Risk of Being Celiac
A Swedish study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood found that the season during which you were born—and where your hometown falls on a map—can influence your risk of being celiac.
The Cure for Gluten Intolerance Could Live Inside These Bug-Eating Plants
These carnivorous plants melt bugs with natural enzymes that could be harnessed to break down gluten.
Science Now Shows Why Wheat Really Does Make a Lot of People Feel Like Crap
A new study published in the journal 'Gut' (great name) found a biological explanation for why some people may experience discomfort when eating foods containing wheat, rye, or barley, a condition that until now has baffled researchers.
'Are You Gluten Free?' T-Shirt Causes Controversy for Zara
Is it possible for the dietary restrictions required to deal with an autoimmune disorder to become the next hot fashion trend?
The NHS Has Been Prescribing Hundreds of Thousands of Gluten-Free Pizzas
Thanks to an antiquated system dating back to the 1960s when gluten-free food was actually hard to find, the NHS has been writing out prescriptions for food suitable for celiac sufferers.
The Gluten-Free Backlash Has Begun on Social Media
In a land before time, there was Atkins. Then South Beach. Then Paleo. Now there is #hotgirlseatingpizza and @girlswithgluten.
A Denver Startup Is Making Gluten-Free Wheat with Mushrooms
MycoTechnology, a small startup based in Denver, Colorado, has discovered a way to use its proprietary “mushroom technology” to strip a wheat kernel of enough of its gluten to warrant an FDA-approved label.
Everyone in Portland Is Gluten Intolerant
And other stories of America's bizarre relationship with food.