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Jane Oswaks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Our experience has been that in the USA we never, ever ate malt, malt
>flavouring, or malt extract.  In the UK we do and there has been absolutely
>no consequence.  We also eat allowable wheat starch here with no problem at
>all.

Maybe the systems of the UK coeliacs never recover as fully as one on a
more strict gluten-free diet?

The front page of the Spring 1995 issue of the Celiac News from the
Canadian Celiac Association has "As evidence, Dr. Seidman referred to a
study of 25 adults who had never ingested wheat starch. The study
introduced wheat starch into their diet. Half of the group were forced to
remove themselves from the study due to adverse symptoms."

Jane. Maybe you aren't one of those that is really sensitive to small
amounts of gluten?

Don Wiss.