| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [322]-332) and index. |
| Contents |
Defining the problem. What is your source of medical information? ; Does a gluten-free diet work for you? ; Picky eaters: orthorexia and the hygiene hypothesis ; Pitfalls and perils of a gluten-free diet ; Supplements and probiotics ; A word on testing: what do antibodies tell us? -- What is going on in the gut. The normal gut and digestion ; The gut in disease ; The microbiome ; The "second brain" in the gut -- The fingers on the trigger. Gluten and nongluten grains ; Carbohydrates and FODMAPs ; Drugs ; The double hit theory ; Inflammation ; Intestinal permeability: "leaky gut" -- Putting order in the disorders. Celiac disease ; Gluten sensitivity: the new kid on the block ; Irritable bowel syndrome ; Inflammatory bowel disease ; Eosinophilic esophagitis ; Neuropathy ; Diabetes ; Wheat and other food allergies ; Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome -- The brain-gut-gluten connection. Autism spectrum disorders and ADHD ; Schizophrenia: revisiting "bread madness" ; Brain fog: neurology or meteorology? ; The stress of holding back -- Navigating a gluten-free life. Nondietary therapies: the drug pipeline ; Eating healthy ; Myths and misconceptions ; Food for thought -- Appendix A: diets through the ages -- Appendix B: resources -- Appendix C: arsenic and mercury guidelines -- Appendix D: guidelines for eating gluten-free -- Appendix E: scientific articles and studies. |
| Summary |
"From Dr. Peter H.R. Green, internationally renowned expert on celiac disease and director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, and Rory Jones, M.S. (authors of CELIAC DISEASE: A HIDDEN EPIDEMIC), here is the definitive book on gluten, uncovering the truth and explaining the science behind the current gluten-free craze, and examining what's really going on in our bodies and our brains"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Gluten -- Health aspects -- Popular works.
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Gluten-free diet -- Popular works.
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Celiac disease -- Popular works.
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Self-care, Health -- Popular works.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diets.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Nutrition.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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| Added Author |
Jones, Rory, author.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Green, Peter H.R., author. Gluten exposed. First edition. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016] 9780062394293 (DLC) 2016003081 |
| ISBN |
9780062394286 (hardback) |
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0062394282 (hardback) |
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