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According to a new study from the Mayo Clinic, it may be both. The study found most people with celiac disease don't know they have it, and many people eating gluten-free don't have celiac disease.

People just don’t understand celiac disease and the medically required gluten-free diet that accompanies it, and it’s not entirely their fault. Many have started to follow the diet because they ...

These people believe too much attention is drawn to the subject and that too many people unnecessarily follow a gluten-free diet. For an example, check out the comments on this article about a ...

If you are going gluten-free simply to give yourself motivation to avoid all bread and cookies and crackers, that’s fine . . . as long as you don’t fall into Mistake #1, where you start buying ...

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A strict gluten-free diet may help protect against the nerve pain that some people with gluten sensitivity experience, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the ...

Gluten-free diets were most popular with those ages 20 to 39, females and non-Hispanic whites, lead study author Dr. Hyun-seok Kim told Live Science.

Whole Foods Market now sells more than 1,000 "gluten-free" items. Many stores carry a freezer full of baked goods that are made with alternative ingredients such as rice and bean flours.

So if you must go gluten-free, search out the most nutritious alternative foods. But if you’re thinking about eating gluten-free because it’s the dieting craze du jour, there are better ways.