SchaferAutismReport: Gluten-Autism Link Doesn't Hold Up, Review Reveals

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Gluten-Autism Link Doesn't Hold Up, Review Reveals

No support for the use of gluten-free, casein-free diets in the treatment of

autism spectrum disorders

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A gluten- free, casein-

free diet is not an effective treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD),

according to a

review of more than a dozen major studies investigating the

approach.

" Many causes for ASD have been

proposed, " says Austin Mulloy, a doctoral student in the Department of

Special Education at the University of Texas at Austin. " Even though the

actual etiology remains unknown, potential causes have been translated into

treatment methods and shared with the public well before there is sufficient

evidence regarding treatment effectiveness or safety. "

For the study, Mulloy and a team of scientists

from the Meadows Center Autism Spectrum Disorders Institute, analyzed 15

published, major scientific studies on using a gluten-free, casein-free diet

as a treatment method for ASD.

" Among the many proposed causes is the

theory that people with autism have insufficient enzymatic activity in the

gastrointestinal tract and increased gastrointestinal permeability. It's

suggested that they tend to absorb toxic byproducts of the incompletely

digested proteins casein and gluten. "

Casein is a naturally occurring protein found

in milk and other dairy products, and gluten is a protein in wheat, barley,

and other grains.

" Consequently, " Mulloy says,

" the number of

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