Nutrition researcher counters gluten-free diet

By MATTHEW WEAVER

Capital Press

A researcher says there's no sound science indicating that a gluten-free diet will help otherwise healthy people lose weight.

Consumers buy gluten-free products because of the perception they are more healthful than products containing gluten, said Glenn Gaesser, director of the Healthy Lifestyles Research Center at Arizona State University in Phoenix.

But the research doesn't support that perception, he found. Read More