Gluten-Free Diet Indications, Safety, Quality, Labels, and Challenges

Nutrients. 2017 Aug 8;9(8):846. doi: 10.3390/nu9080846.

Abstract

A gluten-free diet (GFD) is the safest treatment modality in patient with coeliac disease (CD) and other gluten-related disorders. Contamination and diet compliance are important factors behind persistent symptoms in patients with gluten related-disorders, in particular CD. How much gluten can be tolerated, how safe are the current gluten-free (GF) products, what are the benefits and side effects of GFD? Recent studies published in Nutrients on gluten-free products' quality, availability, safety, as well as challenges related to a GFD are discussed.

Keywords: coeliac disease; gluten-free diet; non-coeliac gluten sensitivity.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Celiac Disease / diet therapy*
  • Diet, Gluten-Free / adverse effects*
  • Diet, Gluten-Free / standards
  • Diet, Gluten-Free / statistics & numerical data*
  • Food Contamination
  • Food Industry
  • Foods, Specialized* / economics
  • Glutens / adverse effects*
  • Glutens / immunology
  • Humans
  • Legislation, Food*

Substances

  • Glutens