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Special diets, supplements for autism still a question mark

Date: 25/05/2017

Parents of children with autism often try diet changes or supplements to ease symptoms of the disorder, but a new review concludes there's no solid evidence that any work.










5 January 2017 - The Guardian - Is sugar the world's most popular drug?

Date: 05/01/2017

It eases pain, seems to be addictive and shows every sign of causing long-term health problems. Is it time to quit sugar for good?


17 October 2016 - MedicalXpress - New study links protein in wheat to the inflammation of chronic health conditions

Date: 17/10/2016

Scientists have discovered that a protein in wheat triggers the inflammation of chronic health conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis, and also contributes towards the development of non-coeliac gluten sensitivity.


27 September 2016 - Food Navigator - Too much gluten may trigger coeliac disease in babies

Date: 27/09/2016

High gluten intake before the age of two carries coeliac disease risk, researchers say, challenging coeliac development links with breastfeeding and age.


13 June 2016 - Questioning Answers - A gluten-free diet, gastrointestinal issues and autism

Date: 22/06/2016

Paul Whiteley: "Given my own research interest in the use of specific dietary modifications as possible intervention tools for some aspects of some autism, I was more than interested to read the results of this randomised-controlled trial of a gluten-free diet, including some 80 children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder..."


14 April 2016 - Questioning Answers - #Breadgate and nutritional psychiatry

Date: 14/04/2016

The review paper by Paola Bressan & Peter Kramer titled: 'Bread and Other Edible Agents of Mental Disease' has been getting a few people a little hot under the collar recently. With it's own Twitter hashtag #breadgate it looks like the idea that certain foods might have something of a bearing on "human behaviour and mental health" has not been received particularly well.


04 July 2015 - NY Times - The Myth of Big, Bad Gluten

Date: 04/07/2015

AS many as one in three Americans tries to avoid gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Gluten-free menus, gluten-free labels and gluten-free guests at summer dinners have proliferated.


11 March 2015 - ScienceDaily - Uncovering the effects of cooking, digestion on gluten and wheat allergens in pasta

Date: 11/03/2015

Researchers trying to understand wheat-related health problems have found new clues to how the grain's proteins, including gluten, change when cooked and digested. They report that boiling pasta releases some of its potential allergens, while other proteins persist throughout cooking and digestion. Their findings lend new insights that could ultimately help Celiac patients and people allergic to wheat.


26 February 2015 - ScienceDaily - Why debunked autism treatment fads persist

Date: 26/02/2015

The communication struggles of children with autism spectrum disorder can drive parents and educators to try anything to understand their thoughts, needs and wants. Unfortunately, specialists in psychology and communication disorders do not always communicate the latest science so well.


09 December 2014 - MNT - Coeliac UK welcomes new EU regulation on food labelling as providing greater certainty for people with coeliac disease

Date: 09/12/2014

Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease, an autoimmune disease caused by a reaction to gluten, welcomes a new EU regulation on allergen labelling in catering outlets and for retailers from 13 December 2014, as providing more certainty for people with coeliac disease in managing their condition.


18 November 2014 - Science Daily - New clue in celiac disease puzzle: Cause of oat toxicity explained

Date: 18/11/2014

Melbourne researchers have identified why some people with celiac disease show an immune response after eating oats.


02 September 2014 - The Independent - Cows' milk for the lactose intolerant: The turning pint

Date: 02/09/2014

Millions of people who believe they are lactose intolerant could return to cows' milk, according to research into a more gut-friendly version.