Gluten-free diets adopted by increasing numbers of health-conscious consumers actually enhance the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, scientists have warned. Rising numbers of consumers are banishing gluten from their daily diet, encouraged by fashionable “clean eating” gurus such as Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley. However, some estimates put the proportion of adults adhering to gluten-free diets in the UK alone at more than 12 per cent. Within this range, those eating the most gluten had a 13 per cent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with those eating just 4g a day. It is estimated that more than four million people with Type 2 Diabetes in Britain, around 6 per cent of the population.

Source: National Post March 10, 2017 15:11 UTC