"Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
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> On Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 6:44:31 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "notbob" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > This seems to be the latest fad since the bogus Atkins "no/low-carb"
>> > nonsense. Or did I miss one? I bought a bag o' Udi's Classic
>> > Hamburger Buns (gluten-free). At $3.99 per pkg, I thought I was
>> > buying an 8-pak. Nope. Four buns at $1 ea!! I liked Udi's organic
>> > hot-dog buns, but was not expecting $1 per bun for a no wheat flour
>> > burger bun. Granted, it held up to a very juicy burger w/ tomatoes,
>> > sweet relish, etc, but a buck per bun!? C'mon. WTF is the deal with
>> > gluten-free? Is everyone allergic to GMO wheat or jes wheat in
>> > general.
>> >
>> > Between peanut allergies, wheat allergies, and e-coli, we seem to be
>> > in some sorta food Hell. Ever wonder why ppl have become allergic to
>> > these foods? All the while, companies that promote genetically
>> > engineered foods are refusing to inform you if they are GMO. Why are
>> > they spending millions of dollars to keep us in the dark?
>>
>> Has nothing to do with that. There is a disease called celiac. If you
>> have
>> it, you can't eat gluten.
>>
>> http://www.celiac.com/
>>
>> It is also possible to have an intolerance or allergy to wheat and/or
>> gluten. There is also a strong possibility of cross contamination of
>> grains
>> so if you have a wheat allergy, you should probably eat gluten free
>> grains
>> because that regular oatmeal you buy could have tiny particles of wheat
>> in
>> it
>>
> You stupid, stupid woman, oats also has gluten. So does rye (notice that
> the sentence made sense without using an *And* before the word, so). Corn
> does not have *gluten*.
Bryan, all grains have gluten. Even corn. But there are different kinds of
gluten. And for the kind that you need to avoid on a gluten free diet, oats
in and of themselves do not contain it. However, it is the way that grains
are stored and transported that makes most standard oats not guaranteed to
be gluten free. There are farmers that do grow certified gluten free oats.
That being said, some people with celiac can not eat gluten free oats.
Reasons so far unknown. Some can't eat dairy either. Rye is not gluten
free and neither is barley.
Wheat and gluten are two different things. You could have a wheat allergy
and be able to get away with eating regular oats. Yes, they may be
contaminated with gluten and/or wheat. Wheat does have gluten but when in
and of itself has more things to it than gluten. Angela used to have an
intolerance to wheat and gluten. Someone who has to avoid gluten would of
course have to avoid wheat. A person who has to avoid wheat, could eat rye,
provided that it wasn't cross contaminated.
That being said, most people who have issues with any of these grains would
just eat a gluten free diet because there is no chance of cross
contamination and better to be safe than sorry.
I suppose I should also mention Autism here. Some people who have that find
that they are helped by eating the Feingold diet which avoid both gluten and
dairy. I think there are different stages of this diet and I think some
stages also avoid artificial coloring. I am no expert on this diet though.
So if you truly want to know more, you would have to look it up.