Health Guide: Wheat and Gluten Research

Health Guides: Wheat and Gluten Research

Despite popular opinion wheat consumption may not be beneficial to health. These two published articles make a strong argument against perceiving wheat intolerance as simply a matter of allergy/genetic intolerance in a minority subset of the human population, but rather as a species-specific intolerance, applicable to all.

Part 1: The Dark Side of Wheat: New Perspectives on Celiac Disease & Wheat Intolerance

Part 2: Opening Pandora’s Bread Box: The Critical Role of Wheat Lectin in Human Disease.

Key: CK(#) = Cumulative Knowledge, a measure of evidence quality or strength  AC(#) = Article Count, the number of articles that have accumulated on the topic thus far.

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Latest Relevant Article

Bromelain-loaded nanocomposites decrease inflammatory and cytotoxicity effects of gliadin on Caco-2 cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of celiac patients.

Article Publish Status : This is a free article. Click here to read the complete article.
Pubmed Data : Sci Rep. 2023 Dec 1 ;13(1):21180. Epub 2023 Dec 1. PMID: 38040898
Article Published Date : Nov 30, 2023
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Bromelain : CK(354) : AC(119)
Diseases : Celiac Disease : CK(1678) : AC(245)
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Inflammatory Agents : CK(35225) : AC(14954), Interleukin-1 beta downregulation : CK(5277) : AC(2793), Interleukin-6 Downregulation : CK(8985) : AC(3464), Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Alpha Inhibitor : CK(10605) : AC(4590)

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