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On Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:56:09 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

> On Tue, 07 Jul 2015 19:21:34 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
> >On 07/07/2015 5:00 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> >> On Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:49:15 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags

>
> >>>
> >>> there are tons of articles and 'studies' both pro and con, here's a bunch.
> >>>
> >>> https://www.google.com/#q=gluten+may...e+pest icides
> >>
> >>
> >> You said pesticides are "the REAL problem people are having digesting
> >> gluten," and I asked for a citation that backs that up.
> >>
> >> What is the source of your claim?
> >>

> >Boron, like me, you've been trained to think critically. You know all
> >too well that you will never get a reference to a valid study.
> >One sees this all the time in the quack mags in "health food" stores.
> >Articles praising some extract, homeopathy or acupuncture are replete
> >with the phrase: "Studies show that...." but the references, if given,
> >are to articles in other quack mags.
> >Graham

>
> Alas, the gullibility of the general public, along with its serious
> lack of critical thinking and grounding in the sciences, coupled with
> an inability to assess numbers, makes for a lot of profitable
> quackery.
>

The second article down addresses the subject.
http://theceliacmd.com/2013/10/pesti...ty-connection/

I still go with glysphosate poisoning and selective breeding as the
primary cause of non-celiac wheat issues. Additionally, many who
suspect they are wheat intolerant may be yeast intolerant instead.


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