Does gluten lower brain activity and shrink our cerebellum?

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References:
No Effects of a Short-Term Gluten-free Diet on Performance in Nonceliac Athletes. PMID: 25970665
Nurses Health Study - 13,494 women, followed for a median of 8.4 years, showed no association between gluten intake and cognitive scores. PMID: 34019084

[lisasullivan]

Thank you for truth and evidence based info. You are very helpful

[Barkentin]

Ive been diagnosed with celiac, and my cerabellum is shrunk🤔i eat alot of omg3 to repair cerabellum and small intestin👊✊ thank you for pointing it out celiac is true in me.😇

[HebrewMadeEasy]

I don't know about shrinking the brain, but you're completely ignoring gluten sensitivity.
In my case i didn't have celiac but gluten still ruined my life.
Took me more then 10 years to find out that gluten is melting my brain (thats how it feels like)

[annacichocka]

There are other sources of fiber. Whole wheat is not the only one. Legumes don't have gluten and even more fiber. Legumes are really cheap.

[jennomaha]

Gluten ataxia is frequently misdiagnosed. I had confirmed cognitive impairment and over a year of GI issues. I had idiopathic sporadic gluten ataxia that I was repeatedly told was psychological until, due to being diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis, I went on the SPED diet (no celiac-related blood tests given before hand) much of my ataxia and cognitive impairment improved, though not 100%. Peripheral neuropathy remains a problem as well. Also, because I had noticed grain carbs made me tired, I had greatly reduced, but not fully eliminated grain from my diet, so I would likely have had to increase my consumption to accurately test for celiac. Now I would have to risk the ataxia, neuropathy and memory issues to worsen due to going from several months gluten-free to consuming enough to appropriately test for celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity. I have the three snps/alleles for the HLA-DQ2.2 celiac type. My issues were severe enough I believed I had frontotemporal dementia.

[DClifeMr]

thanks doc! i praise you for pointing out the economical benefit of grains. it may not be the best but it's there to make everyone moving.

[ldjt]

So is gluten absolutely harmless in every way for someone who doesn't have celiac disease? And in those who do have celiac disease, can it cause white matter brain lesions?