How do we make sense of wheat as an allergy, as causing coeliac disease, as affecting cooking softness, and as producing wind in some people? And there is a report saying that many people are eating more gluten-free products as they wrongly believe they are better for their general health and weight control. Let us think through all the issues involved. We have to consider the starch part of wheat which contains the fructans that can cause wind, and the protein part which is the gluten. Fructan … [Read more...]