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Gluten-free diet and diabetes link?

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Here's an article from the Telegraph about a study suggesting a link between gluten-free diets and diabetes:

telegraph.co.uk/science/201...

And another article refuting this claim:

popsci.com/how-healthy-is-g...

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good response to the original article - and a good explanation of the difference between a causal link and correlation

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Josiesmum in reply to Gambit62

Yes, and the study didn't even look at gluten-free, just low gluten. There is also the possibility that people have cut down because of health issues. It's well established however that fibre is very important for gut health.

I think it's probably another example of bad science. What were the gluten-free people eating instead of gluten? Fake, processed gluten-free cakes, biccies, bread and cereals? Sweets? etc. I suspect it should say "eating highly processed sweet foods gives you T2 diabetes, so watch out if you stop eating high fibre guten-containing foods and don't substitute low fibre sugary stuff." I doubt that gluten prevents insulin resistance, although I suppose it's not impossible.

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Gcart

What about hunter gatherers, I thought eating cereal crops is ralatively recent in our evolution

Did they , our ancestors have t2. diabetes, or maybe sugar hadn't been introduced and eaten with everything.!!!

Fibre occurs in food other than bread and cereals .

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