What Is Gluten? | Mashable Explains

Gluten has become one of the most popular buzzwords in food distribution. But what is it exactly, and why are so many people going "gluten free?"

SOURCES:

The Truth About Gluten

Throwing out the Wheat

Bad-Mouthing Gluten

Can Genetically Engineered Foods Trigger Gluten Sensitivity?

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[cocoalocococoa]

I was diagnosed with celiac disease 11 years ago and back then it was nearly impossible to find gluten free food but now thanks to this trend, finding gluten free restaurants and gluten free food is way easier. The only issue with the trend for me is that people assume I do it because I think it's healthier and if I'm eating out they might not take my requests for no cross contaminants seriously.

[MatPress]

Did the way he was saying gluten (sounding like glue-den) bother anyone else? My gluten intolerant wife was harassing me the entire video about the way he was saying it... then it started to bother me too...

[scottynorton]

I have Coeliac disease and I hate it! In the uk the gluten free range is really not that good and it's really hard to try and eat out

[FlamingFreedomDotCom]

Wow. They just acknowledged gluten intolerance. Mind blown. I'm inherently a skeptic and don't want to believe in it myself because I love eating it. I've tried on multiple occasions to stop avoiding it but I always end up barely functional. I swell up like I've gained weight and end up tired all the time, needing long nights of sleep plus a 2 or 3 hour nap in the middle of the day, every day, just to function. Also my allergies get much worse. Within a few days of clearing it out of my diet, I look like I've lost 20 lbs from the swelling going down, I lose an inch or two from my waistline, and I can easily stay awake and alert all day while sleeping 6 to 8 hours a night. I read an article about how if you're unable to digest the long proteins thoroughly, they tear through the lining of your intestine and get into your blood and can cause inflammation throughout your body. I wish they'd do more research about such things. I'd like to know with more confidence what's going on with this substance that's in so much of our food. Or is it new byproducts that are commonly in gluten-rich foods? I don't know. I wish I did.

[carlosvenu]

Please more videos like this with the explanation direct in the first sentence this was a very nice video and superinformative thank you very much!

[misskimberlyk]

What is this "Glu-den" you speak of?

[Animefreak]

This trend is ridiculous because of the issues it's causing for people who do have Celiacs disease. There is a general disdain from the ignorant, but there are a number of brands, most notably General Mills, who have come out with "gluten free" cereal. The only problem is that their "gluten free cereals" have rye and barley in them - that means they are NOT gluten free. This dieting trend sees us facing speculation and false advertisement. 

[erickelsey]

its a "real food" diet that makes you healthy not a gluten free diet.

[bobcratchet]

What about corn gluten? I used to feed it to the cows and they loved it. Yum yum.

[jerryfernandes]

guys is gluten & bread improver same? reply fast

[schuncke]

Totally wrong information on intolerance. Not only can you get headaches or bloating you can get severe stomach upset swollen intestines that extremely extremely painful diarrhea vomiting. Shakiness . For me digesting gluten the size of a watermelon seed means 3 days minimum of being miserable . And it’s sent me more than once to the ER from bad diarrhea. I’ve been tested numerous times for Crohn’s and celiac‘s I don’t have it just a really severe intolerance. As we get older our body produces less enzymes and it becomes more and more difficult for us to break down the gluten especially in America where they over glutenize our food. Shame on his video for trying to dismiss it . Seven to almost 8% of the population eat gluten free. More than 1% do it because they have to not because they want to.

[cbseightythree]

Thank you for helping raise awareness of issues surrounding gluten, however, I do have one correction to your video. In the video you state that Celiac Disease is an allergy to gluten. That is incorrect. It is an autoimmune disease, not a simple allergy where epipens or Benadryl can be effective for treatment. The only solution for improvement with Celiac disease is a strict gluten-free diet, with no cross-contamination. Simply trying to avoid gluten is not enough. There is not pill to reduce or cure. 

[nonaboccalupo]

I’m thinking it’s not the gluten, it’s flour that acts as paste and turns to sugar?

[Cobra_Scythe]

Ngl I feel like gluten free bread just tastes better lmao idk why it just does to me

[pete]

For those of you with thyroid issues, consider going gluten free! Many don't make this connection..

[dbp]

You didn't explain what gluten is...

[BriaSioux]

I have H.Pylori, and I haven’t have gluten. 😢😢

[yoshiro]

For the most part I found this informative and entertaining BUT it annoyed me that he kept on pronouncing it gluDen.!! But other than that it was very well done just watch the pronunciation. and sorry for being a picky pain in the arse.

[Leebabins]

Gluten is also very bad for you if you Hashimoto/Hypothyroidism.

[duchesskay]

i was gonna share it with my students but you had inappropriate words in it, disappointing.