(June 28, 2012) One of the latest trends in the food market and
among celebrities is going gluten-free. Snack giant Frito-Lay has announced it
will introduce new gluten-free labels and products, and Miley Cyrus has
credited her recent weight loss to a gluten-free diet.
Experts at Kansas State University say going gluten-free may
be a good choice for some individuals, but that just because a product's label
says it's gluten-free doesn't means that it's healthy.
Going gluten-free was an obvious choice for Kathryn
Deschenes, a Kansas State University master's student in food science from
Ellsworth. She has celiac disease, which runs in her family. The disease is a
digestive disorder triggered by eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley
and rye. Those with celiac disease often experience symptoms like nausea and
diarrhea.