Cheerios Anyone?
- Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Oct 21, 2015
- 1 min read
You are gluten free (wheat), but are you oat free?
Do oats have gluten?
Is it important?
Key Points:
There is no such thing as a “gluten free” oat.
As many as 41% of processed packaged foods labeled gluten free contain enough gluten to cause damage (oats included)
20 ppm exposure can allow for persistent damage
Several types of gluten protein in oats have been shown to cause inflammation Although often times labeled gluten free, oats contain gluten.
Read more here: Are Cheerios Gluten Free? | Gluten-Free Society
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