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Point. New Crusade against gluten, health, hype, and big money.

Hello again, I'm Arman Alnian, this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Grocery shelves are overflowing with gluten-free food, an industry that's already worth up to $10 billion.

Critics call it a fad based more on fear than science, although 1% of the population does suffer stomach problems from celiac disease caused by gluten.

What about all that food that's heavily advertised and labeled as gluten-free? Some of it

might be worse for consumers' health than the natural protein human beings have survived on for

10,000 years? Today's talking point, asset forfeiture by local police. Is it highway robbery?

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Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. Hello again. I'm Armin Alney, back with To the Point. Gluten-free food is crowding the grocery shelves and food companies are raking in billions of dollars.

Many consumers insist it makes them feel better. But what's replacing the gluten? We'll separate fact from fiction.

Today's talking point, how Washington teaches local cops to seize cash and other property without pressing charges,

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