Intolerance, allergy, or just a fad?
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Is it just me or does it seem like everyone has suddenly become wheat intolerant?
A recent survey found that 12 million people in Britain believe they have a food intolerance, but less than a quarter of them have been formally diagnosed. It begs the question: do people even know what “food intolerance” really means?
The Belfast Telegraph thinks not. Today’s issue features an educational article on food intolerance, covering causes, symptoms, cures, and some common trigger foods.
The article also discusses the wheat-intolerance ‘fad’.
Though many people identify wheat as a trigger for symptoms including fatigue, breathlessness, general malaise, bloating, wind, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, weight loss and skin problems. One solution might be a wheat-free diet, though many experts say this is unnecessary and that wheat only appears to cause symptoms because it is hard to digest in the large amounts that exist in the Western diet.
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