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There was a Food and Wine segment on the NBC Today Show with Chef Marco
Canora on Tuesday morning Oct 20th.

Chef Marco said that the grain "farro" (or "faro") is a grain that is
acceptable for celiacs because it has low gluten.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33383490/ns/today-today_food_and_wine/

 

Several doctors on the CDF Medical Advisory Board have advised that the
grain farro is NOT acceptable for those with celiac disease.  Although there
is some indication that farro-type wheat (assuming that farro here means a
tetraploid wheat with some similarity to durum wheat) might not be as toxic
as bread wheat (hexaploid) for celiac patients, there is no clear evidence
that such wheats are free of toxicity.  The doctors conclude that there are
many celiac patients (probably all) who would be harmed by eating farro.
This is a subject that requires further research, but the doctors advise
that it would be most unwise for celiac patients to eat farro.

 

 

 



 

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