What is gluten?
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What is gluten?
Celiac disease:
Celiac disease is serious immune disorder that affects primarily the small intestine when consuming gluten. In these patients, gluten interferes with the absorption of other nutrients from food by damaging the villi (used for absorption of nutrients) present in the small intestine. The disease can go asymptomatic for a while but it can eventually lead to malnourishment.
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View this answerGluten is a group of many different proteins from the same family present in cereal grains such wheat, barley, and rye. The main two proteins present...
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Chapter 4 / Lesson 4What is gluten? What is gluten found in? Learn the definition of gluten, about medical conditions associated with gluten, and what a gluten-free diet is.