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HuckleB

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7. If you read the whole piece, you'd know that we understand that it's a very small percentage...
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 06:11 PM
Mar 2016

... of people affected. We also understand that anecdotes don't tell us much of value. Use of the phrase "In My Experience" tends to lead people astray, including for the very individual sharing said experience.

https://sites.google.com/site/skepticalmedicine//the-plural-of-anecdote-is-not-data

Even the original researcher has shown the sensitivity piece to be wanting.

http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-who-found-evidence-for-gluten-sensitivity-have-now-shown-it-doesn-t-exist

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