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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 06 > Gluten allergy a growing problem

Gluten allergy a growing problem

Condition is four times more prevalent now than in 1950s, study finds

By Josephine Marcotty / The Bulletin
August 6, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS " A Minnesota study using frozen blood samples taken from Air Force recruits 50 years ago has found that intolerance to wheat gluten, a debilitating digestive condition, is four times more common today than it was in the 1950s.

The findings contradict the prevailing belief that....

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