Gluten: Should You Give It Up?

Science Vs

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Education, Science, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Going gluten-free is all the rage — we hear it’s the secret hack to being more healthy, even if you don’t have celiac disease. But is gluten actually bad for all of us? And what’s the deal with gluten sensitivity? We talk to immunologist Dr. Armin Alaedini, gastroenterologist Dr. Carolyn Newberry, and nutrition epidemiologist Dr. Natalie Riediger. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsGluten In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Chapter 1: Why the internet hates gluten (02:17) Chapter 2: How gluten can hurt some people (05:21) Chapter 3: What’s up with gluten sensitivity (11:35) Chapter 4: Gluten and the placebo effect (15:27) Chapter 5: Other stuff besides gluten could be to blame (22:05) Chapter 6: Can a gluten-free diet help you lose weight? (28:03) Chapter 7: Downsides to going gluten free (29:28) Chapter 8: A love letter to gluten This episode was produced by Michelle Dang, Wendy Zukerman, Meryl Horn, R.E. Natowicz, Joel Werner, and Rose Rimler. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Mix and sound design by Bumi Hidaka. Music written by Bobby Lord, Peter Leonard, Emma Munger, and Bumi Hidaka. Thanks to everyone we reached out to for this episode including Dr. Sachin Rustgi, Dr. Robert Anderson, Dr. Jonatan Gomez, Dr. Jessica Biesiekierski, and Zoe Scheier. Special thanks to the Zukerman Family and Joseph Lavelle Wilson. Science Vs is a Spotify Original Podcast. Follow Science Vs on Spotify, and if you wanna receive notifications every time we put out a new episode, tap the bell icon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and Jealousy into Science Verses.
0:04.3	Today on the show we're putting facts against flour.
0:09.2	For caches, feta chini.
0:11.0	That's right.
0:13.0	It's science versus gluten.
0:17.2	For years, people have been worried about what gluten is doing to our body.
0:25.2	But recently, it's like gluten has transformed into a dietary supervillain.
0:31.2	Gluten might be one of the biggest mistakes for your health and longevity.
0:34.7	This is not a food for which a little bit here and there can be okay.
0:40.1	But it's not just the wellness brigade on social media that's got this war against gluten.
0:44.5	Gluten?
0:45.5	Gluten?
0:46.5	In the US, surveys show that nearly one in four people are avoiding gluten in some way,
0:52.0	which seems like a lot.
0:53.3	Especially since only about 1% of the population has celiac disease.
0:58.2	A condition where gluten can really scrub your gut and make you sick.
1:03.2	So what's going on here?
1:05.0	Well, people are saying that it's not just those with celiac disease that need to avoid this stuff.
1:10.5	Gluten is incredibly inflammatory for a lot of people.
1:14.3	Some people say it can make you feel tired and brain-fogged.
1:17.8	While others reckon that going gluten-free is the secret to weight loss.
1:22.8	Now, without gluten in my life, I've lost fat.
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