Gluten-free bread crumbs are one way to help in the case of a potentially dangerous epidemic.
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Gluten-Free Bread Crumbs and Where They Fit In
At the time of this article, Ebola is a major health concern in the US and in the rest of the world. However, while Ebola is a serious health issue that has killed over 4,000 people in this most recent epidemic, there is a silent epidemic that may be affecting potentially millions of people in the US: non-celiac gluten-sensitivity. According to this article excerpt from the New York Times Blog section: "Many advocates of gluten-free diets warn that non-celiac gluten sensitivity is a wide, unseen epidemic undermining the health of millions of people. They believe that avoiding gluten — a composite of starch and proteins found in certain grassy grains like wheat, barley and rye — gives them added energy and alleviates chronic ills. Oats, while gluten-free, are also avoided, because they are often contaminated with gluten-containing grains.Wheat entered the human diet only about 10,000 years ago, with the advent of agriculture.
“For the previous 250,000 years, man had evolved without having this very strange protein in his gut,” Dr. Guandalini said. “And as a result, this is a really strange, different protein which the human intestine cannot fully digest. Many people did not adapt to these great environmental changes, so some adverse effects related to gluten ingestion developed around that time.”
The primary proteins in wheat gluten are glutenin and gliadin, and gliadin contains repeating patterns of amino acids that the human digestive system cannot break down. (Gluten is the only substance that contains these proteins.) People with celiac have one or two genetic mutations that somehow, when pieces of gliadin course through the gut, cause the immune system to attack the walls of the intestine in a case of mistaken identity. That, in turn, causes fingerlike structures called villi that absorb nutrients on the inside of the intestines to atrophy, and the intestines can become leaky, wreaking havoc. Symptoms, which vary widely among people with the disease, can include vomiting, chronic diarrhea or constipation and diminished growth rates in children." [READ MORE] Pretty strong argument for something like gluten-free bread crumbs.
How Serious is this Problem?
How serious is non-celiac sensitivity to gluten? That's the key, we don't know. You may wish to consult a physician to see if switching to a gluten-free diet is right for you. If so, then buy the right foods. One example? Gluten-free bread crumbs.
