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In reply to the discussion: Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says [View all]yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)Ok what do you suggest? The way our scientific research process works is a scientist proposes a hypothesis and then designs an experiment to test the hypothesis. If it is a good scientific hypothesis (can be falsified) on a topic of interest to the scientific community (will generate new information), the experiment is well designed, and the scientist has the credentials to do research in that area, there is a reasonable chance the project will get funded. Whining about "trying to find the funding" is not how one gets research funded.
To the question at hand....
It does not follow that increases in autoimmune diseases, asthma, etc. is related to gluten levels in wheat. That has not been proven. Also what doesn't follow is that semi dwarf wheat varieties are implicated in an increase in gluten sensitivity. There are many possible confounding factors - other environmental variables which affect human immune systems, methods of processing wheat and other foods, changes in diet, etc, etc.
What I am dismissing as pop culture is urging everyone to adopt a gluten free diet when there is no evidence that most people will benefit. If people have a diagnosis, yes - or they are suspicious and substitute rice for wheat and they feel better as a result - ok. But I would maintain that this is a very small group.