Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 I was skimming a mainstream reference book that I have " The Nutrition Desk Reference " (3d Ed.) by Garrison, Jr. & Somer, 1995, and I came across this very interesting section: " There is another opiate-alcohol-nutrition interrelationship that is beginning to surface. A few years ago, Hemmings proposed that psychiatric manifestations occurred in individuals with gluten intolerance, a sensitivity to wheat protein that results from the leakage of incomplete protein metabolites across the gut into the bloodstream. These substances could then influence the immune system and brain chemistry and cause behavioral abnormalities. Digestion of some dietary proteins, such as the casein from milk products and gluten from wheat, also result in the production of substances that opiate-like activity. These opiate-like substances might produce little or no effect in the so-called " normal " population. Generally, these substances would not be expected to pass from the gut into the bloodstream. Research from the Medical Research Council Clinical Research Center, Middlesex, England, has shown that alcoholics have increased intestinal permeability, or a " leaky " gut. These findings are provocative, to say the least. They suggest that perhaps certain protein-like substances in the diet of the alcoholic, and perhaps other addicts, might be intimately involved with behavior and the perpetuation of these disorders. " The citations given for this section are: Zioudrou C, Streaty R, Klee W: Opioid peptides derived from food proteins: The exorphins. J Biol Chem 1979,; 254;2379-2380. Bjarnason I, Ward K, s T: The leaky gut of alcoholism: Possible route of entry for toxic compounds. Lancet 1984;2:544. I found it very reassuring to see a mainstream book talk about GFCF issues, and see that some of the research has been around for awhile. I haven't gone back to look at references in Seroussi or Bill Shaw's books, but I assume they know about this research. I wonder if the GFCF/alcoholism and drug addiction connection has continued to be studied. Fascinating! Shannan ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 I think there are some people pre-disposed to becoming an addict. I've always wondered about alcoholics though. I have an alcoholic in my family and as we all know beer is filled with oats and barley ( 2 big offenders ). MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 My girlfriends and I with autistic kids all have one more thing in common..we all come from alcoholic families. We often ponder the relationship and no longer take such similarities for granted. One reason they may also have a leaky gut is due to the fact that they also have a yeast over growth most likley & yeast overgrowth causes permeations in thegut wall. The yeast could also make you crave more yeast feeding foods..sugars , alcohol, and here you have the addicted person. maybe our autistic children with these yeast overgrowths or tendncies toward this, develop the leaky gut and then the brain damage begins to occur. I know my son had this leaky gut problem way before he started showing any signs of autism and my daughter did as well way before she became asthmatic and highly alllergic. One day we will know the connnection with alcoholism. tracy :0 Re: Alcoholism research supporting GFCF diet > I think there are some people pre-disposed to becoming an addict. I've > always wondered about alcoholics though. I have an alcoholic in my family > and as we all know beer is filled with oats and barley ( 2 big offenders ). > MA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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