| "> | | | | risen to 110,000 today. It is estimated that the |
| Oprahâs â21-day cleanseâ | | | | number of all cases of gluten intolerance would total |
| this summer has an interesting element that is | | | | more than 3 million Americans if they were all |
| catching on at colleges and all across the country. Her | | | | reported. |
| cleanse eliminated meat, dairy, caffeine, sugar, and | | | | So what is Gluten? It is the protein part of wheat, |
| Gluten. Gluten-free diets are sweeping the nation as | | | | rye, barley, and other related grains. In those with |
| awareness increases about its possibly harmful | | | | celiac disease, gluten injures the lining of the small |
| effects. True gluten intolerance is known as celiac | | | | intestine. This can result in weight loss, diarrhea, gas, |
| disease and it is on the rise in America. In 2003 just | | | | bloating, abdominal cramps, or vitamin and mineral |
| 40,000 people were diagnosed, that number has now | | | | deficiencies. |