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July 2002
Oats May Now Be Okay for People With Gluten Sensitivity
In a new five-year study, Finnish researchers provide the first long-term evidence that oats can be safely eaten by people with celiac disease. Also known as celiac sprue, nontropical sprue and gluten-sensitive enteropathy, celiac disease is a digestive disorder that damages the wall of the small intestine, interfering with the absorption of nutrients from food. People with celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, so they must avoid that grain, as well as rye and barley,
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