http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/gluten-what-you-dont-know_b_379089.html

“A recent large study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that people with diagnosed, undiagnosed, and “latent” celiac disease or gluten sensitivity had a higher risk of death, mostly from heart disease and cancer. (i)

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The findings were dramatic. There was a 39 percent increased risk of death in those with celiac disease, 72 percent increased risk in those with gut inflammation related to gluten, and 35 percent increased risk in those with gluten sensitivity but no celiac disease.”

I personally know 3 people who suffered for at least 10 years before being diagnosed. One – a man in his late 30s – now has osteoporosis because of the calcium loss, the result of an intestine severely damaged by gluten.

So, yes – gluten is fine for those who aren’t sensitive to it. But pay attention to any odd, vague symptoms, to chronic indigestion, bloating, etc., to anemia, to depression, to skin rashes, to recurring infections, etc. etc. etc., and monitor your symptoms. Try going gluten-free for 2-3 weeks and see what happens. (Tests will tell you if you’re celiac, but not if you have a sensitivity – the only way to find that out is to monitor your own diet and symptoms.)