More Americans are eating gluten-free despite not having celiac disease

Percentage of the population avoiding gluten but not having disorder more than tripled between 2009 and 2014, possibly due to diet trends and marketingAn increasing number of Americans are eating gluten-free despite not having celiac disease, the main medical reason for adopting such a diet.Between 2009-10, when 0.52% of the population ate gluten-free despite not having celiac disease, and 2013-14, when 1.69% did so, the proportion more than tripled, according to anew study published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine.Continue reading...
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