Gluten allergy now four times more common than in the 1950s
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota conducted a study in order to determine whether Celiac disease, which occurs in people who are unable to digest gluten, is on the rise. The scientists turned to "medical archeology" for answers, specifically to frozen blood samples taken from recruits at the Warren Air Force base in Cheyenne, WY, between 1948 and 1954, where at the time strep infections were rampant. The samples are part of a now-famous study that proved treating strep infections with antibiotics would prevent rheumatic fever, a serious heart ailment that can follow strep throat. The researchers discovered that intolerance to wheat gluten is four times more common today than it was at that time. They also found that those recruits who had Celiac disease also ...MedWorm Supporter Message: Find a vast selection of gluten free food and GF cookbooks at the Sensible Celiac.
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