<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> >...He found that having people >with autism and schizophrenia stop eating gluten and dairy products cured the >great majority of the people he tested. He discovered the connection with a >patient of his with both schizophrenia and kidney disease. > > Barb in Springfield, OH, USA It has been known for some time that many autistics and some schizophrenics appear to manifest fewer symptoms when they are on a GF diet. Some schools that handle autistics do use a GF diet and report a strong improvement in more than half, and some cures. Several people have tried Gf diets on Schizophrenics and had good results with some. I don't remember anyone claiming complete cures. I also have never seen any hard controlled studies of this, though I'm not one to entirely discount the empirical and anecdotal studies. I'd like to see a controlled study -- I'd also like to try that diet on some of the profs I work with :) I've always thought it might be relevant that we know the Irish have a lions share of the celiac, and I've read that we Irish also have the highest rate of schizophrenia of any ethnic group -- not to speak of being no. 2 in alcoholism. After all, as my grandfather swore, god did give us booze so the Irish wouldn't take over the world :) -vance