So, I tried asking it in askscience and my post got deleted, so I’m assuming this is a dumb question even though I’m just trying to understand a topic full of pseudoscience and it’s not a very uncommon assumption that gluten is just bad for health.
What I know is gluten can induce inflammatory response but for those who already have intolerance or allergy to it, but I’m not sure and nutrition is a very hard thing to get an answer for because there are a lot of misleading information. So, can anyone clarify this for me? I’ll gladly read some scientific articles too.
Thanks!
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Gluten is not pro-inflammatory. But for people with Celiac, it is. That’s because Celiac is essentially an allergy, one where for whatever reason, the patient’s body has decided that gluten is an invader and must be attacked at all costs. Unfortunately that cost is often the lining of their intestines, leading to many, many complications.
So it’s similar to any other food allergen, in that to the majority of the population, nothing happens if you eat it.
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