Gluten free products are lining the shelves of all grocery stores because of increased demand. It is estimated that 1 in every 133 people have celiac disease, a gluten allergy, which is 4 times more common today than it was in the 1950s. The increase in the disease may have been caused by our environment. All of our cleaning and killing of germs may be contributing to an overall increase in allergies, asthma, and immune system reactions.
Do you have a celiac disease or know anyone who does? Do you find yourself buying gluten free products even though you do not have an allergy to gluten?
We find ourselves purchasing gluten free products without evening knowing it. From flat chips to oatmeal, gluten free products are now much more common. However, because this allergy does not allow you to eat many common foods we have seen individuals emerge who are claiming to have the allergy. We went to a barbeque and a young woman stated she had a gluten allergy and could not eat a pastry-like appetizer. The irony was that as she was stating this comment she was dipping a tortilla chip (not gluten free) into guacamole dip. This definitely made us chuckle, but we do have sympathy for those with the real allergy.
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