Gluten Exposed : Gluten Exposed

Gluten Exposed : Gluten Exposed
ISBN: 9780008144043
Publication Date: 23 May 2016

In GLUTEN EXPOSED, the authors of Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic cut through the misinformation, false claims, and widespread confusion over gluten to reveal what's really going on in our bodies and our brains.A regimen once followed by those diagnosed with gluten intolerance or celiac disease (a serious autoimmune disorder), gluten-free diets have become a panacea. Believing that eliminating gluten is healthier or that it will help them lose weight, droves of people are adopting a gluten-free lifestyle - and the food industry has responded with shelves of 'gluten-free' products.

Yet there is little scientific evidence to substantiate this trend, and the latest medical findings have shown that much of what is commonly accepted about gluten is wrong. While the gluten-free diet works for some people-and is a life-saver for those with celiac disease-going gluten free may injure our health, robbing us of essential nutrients and masking our real problems. GLUTEN EXPOSED is an inside-out examination of every symptom and condition associated with gluten, how gluten works in the body, what the gluten-free diet cures-and what it doesn't-and which drugs, supplements, and foods often cause problems blamed on gluten alone.

It offers clear, welcome guidance and specific disease-based roadmaps that can help anyone achieve a healthier, symptom-free life.

About the Author

Dr. Peter H.r. Green is the director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University. He is the Ivan and Phyllis Seidenberg Professor of Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and attending physician at the Columbia University Medical Center (New York-Presbyterian Hospital). Celiac disease has been his focus for the last 25 years with equal concentration on patient ca...