{"id":7355,"date":"2017-05-11T11:53:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T18:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeandhealth.wordifysites.com\/?p=7355"},"modified":"2017-05-11T11:55:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T18:55:52","slug":"what-your-body-needs-may-not-be-gluten-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/lifestyle\/what-your-body-needs-may-not-be-gluten-free\/117355.html","title":{"rendered":"What Your Body Needs May Not Be Gluten-Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gluten has gotten a lot of press lately, bringing many new types of diets (including some fad diets) that recommend we avoid it altogether. The paleo<\/a> and wheat belly<\/a> diets come to mind, as they are growing increasingly mainstream. However, as it\u2019s always wise to know the \u201cwhy\u201d to what we do, let\u2019s look at the data behind the gluten.<\/p>\n

Celiac disease, an autoimmune condition triggered by gluten, is a medical problem that is associated with increased <\/em>cardiovascular risk. The treatment for this is a gluten-free diet. Thankfully, however, only about 0.7% of the U.S. population has this problem. But, given the increased menu items and products on grocery store shelves declaring their \u201cgluten-free\u201d status, doesn\u2019t it ever seem like being gluten-free is another trend that\u2019ll come and go?<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the right direction you should go for your specific health needs<\/em>, particularly if you don\u2019t have celiac disease or gluten intolerance? A large, long-term study was recently published to address this question. The study<\/a>\u00a0looked at over 6,000 people over the course of 26 years, giving them over 2 million patient years\u2019 worth of data. They stratified cardiac events by how much reported gluten intake the patients had and controlled for a host of factors including other dietary habits. This is what they found:<\/p>\n