date:Feb 18, 2013
four times more common today. Also known as gluten intolerance, celiac disease occurs when gluten, a protein in wheat, barley and rye, damages the lining of the small intestine, causing a variety of symptoms. There is no current explanation for the increased prevalence of the disease. One leading possibility had suggested it results from wheat breeding that led to the production of wheat varieties containing higher levels of gluten.
Kasarda's perspective article examined the scientific evidence