Or, perhaps its a gluten issue as oats often
contain gluten due to cross contamination in the fields or in the processing — Have you tried gluten free oats?
The comments were concerned that these foods could
contain gluten due to common cross-contact situations.
Unfortunately, many types of chocolate may
contain gluten due to additives or contamination in the way they were produced.
Although oats are naturally gluten - free, many brands of oats
contain gluten due to contamination from how they are grown and processed.
Not exact matches
The reasons for this, though somewhat unconfirmed is
due to the massive increase in
gluten -
containing foods in our processed standard diet combined with a modification of the grain itself to
contain a higher
gluten - concentration.
But more and more people are finding they can not comfortably — or even safely — eat products
containing gluten, often
due to Celiac disease, an autoimmune digestive disease that damages the body's ability to absorb nutrients from food.
For these people, it's essential to find foods that have been tested and labeled as
gluten - free because in many food production or packaging facilities, cross contamination may be an issue
due to airborne
gluten or equipement that also processes
gluten -
containing foods.
In other words, oats that
contain 20 ppm or more
gluten due to cross-contact may not bear a «
gluten - free» claim.
In contrast, other comments favored prohibiting the use of a «
gluten - free» claim on the label of beers made from
gluten containing ingredients but were later «reduced» in
gluten due to the processing methods.
Despite «uncomtaminated oats» being considered
gluten free
due to not being contaminated by the wheat grain, they, like quinoa,
contain a protein similar to
gluten which, in some Coeliacs and
gluten intolerants, can cause the same reaction that
gluten does
due to the protein similarity.
There are many non-grain based foods that still
contain supplemental
gluten due to its viscose thickening properties.
A summary of the first article (i.e.,
Gluten containing grains skew gluten assessment in oats due to sample grind non-homogenity) is available at https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/must-read-study-courtesy-quaker-testing-oats-g
Gluten containing grains skew
gluten assessment in oats due to sample grind non-homogenity) is available at https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/must-read-study-courtesy-quaker-testing-oats-g
gluten assessment in oats
due to sample grind non-homogenity) is available at https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/must-read-study-courtesy-quaker-testing-oats-
glutengluten/
So it's never a good idea to dismiss
gluten or grains as a possible culprit since most people have digestive issues and grains only exacerbate that problem, as well as the fact that wheat is now contaminated with GMOs
due to test plots maintained by Monsanto and other seed companies, and contamination is eminent (it simply can't be
contained and it doesn't matter if you are eating organic).
It is also known conventionally as mental fog or «brain fog,»
due to the consumption of foods
containing gluten.
These brownies are also
gluten free,
due to the rising number of individuals who show a mild or severe
gluten intolerance we avoid
gluten containing ingredients as much as possible.
Due to the malabsorption and other gut problems (i.e. bad bacteria overgrowth)
gluten -
containing foods can cause in these people and the fact that 95 % of serotonin is made in the gut, it is vitally important that depressed or mentally ill individuals assess if they are
gluten sensitive.
I need to know how to get away from traditional skin care products,
due to the fact that so many
contain gluten.
While coeliac disease is not an allergy, cereals
containing gluten is one of the 14 main allergens that are subject to food information regulations across the EU
due to its adverse effects on the health of people with coeliac disease.
Natural Balance Pet Foods recalled two products on 16 April
due to kidney damage associated with melamine contamination despite the products not
containing wheat
gluten.
Although
gluten probably does account for some problems with grain consumption, «I think that grain - free diets, if they are also soy free and
contain protein from animals not fed GM crops, can help many dogs,
due to being GM free — and not
due to some allergy or
gluten issue.»