Wheat consumption causes numerous serious health problems in humans
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Scientific literature documents that wheat and gluten consumption can trigger various serious conditions in susceptible individuals, including celiac disease, wheat allergies, and non-celiac gluten sensitivities with systemic manifestations.
Evidence for · 8
Celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity
2015 · cited by 286
Celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity are linked to a range of gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal health problems triggered by gluten ingestion.
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Diagnosis of gluten related disorders: Celiac disease, wheat allergy and non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
2015 · cited by 270
Gluten-related disorders, including celiac disease and wheat allergy, present with various systemic manifestations.
Cutaneous Manifestations of Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: Clinical Histological and Immunopathological Features
2015 · cited by 52
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity can trigger cutaneous manifestations that improve on a gluten-free diet.
New Insights and Evidence on “Food Intolerances”: Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity and Nickel Allergic Contact Mucositis
2023 · cited by 6
Adverse food reactions to wheat products can cause gastrointestinal symptoms and systemic manifestations.
Anemia in non-celiac gluten sensitivity: A sistematic review.
2025 · cited by 1
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity is associated with extra-intestinal complications such as anemia.
Gluten-related disorders: wheat allergy and non-celiac gluten sensitivity
2024 · cited by 1
Wheat and gluten-related disorders can cause various overlapping clinical complications and symptoms.
Neurological Manifestations of Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity and the Effect of a Gluten Free Diet
2020 · cited by 1
Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity are associated with various neurological manifestations.
Psychiatric Symptoms Associated with Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: A Focused Narrative Review.
2026 · cited by 0
Gluten sensitivity can be associated with extraintestinal psychiatric symptoms and distress.