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ELI5 Gluten - why have folks suddenly become allergic to gluten this past decade?
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Humanity has lived off bread for thousands of years, so why has the past decade seen such a rise in people 'allergic' to gluten? What is gluten intolerance? What is Celiac’s disease? Why did doctors once think that a banana diet was its cure? Finally, are there any negative effects from a gluten-free diet?
... We explain like i'm five!
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Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this conversation: addacus117, p3tunia, the1ine, police-ical, pupperpowell, pantstoespantstoes & nohissyfits
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ELI5 Gluten - why have folks suddenly become allergic to gluten this past decade?
ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast
Manage episode 250518681 series 2542175
Humanity has lived off bread for thousands of years, so why has the past decade seen such a rise in people 'allergic' to gluten? What is gluten intolerance? What is Celiac’s disease? Why did doctors once think that a banana diet was its cure? Finally, are there any negative effects from a gluten-free diet?
... We explain like i'm five!
Help more people fund us by leaving a rating on iTunes.
Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this conversation: addacus117, p3tunia, the1ine, police-ical, pupperpowell, pantstoespantstoes & nohissyfits
To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Join us on Twitter:
https://www.twitter.com/eli5ThePodcast/
or send us an e-mail:
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