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Many years ago I had my one and only rather disappointing experience with a
dietician (since then I have simply taken matters into my own hands).  One
of the things that she said that has puzzled me over the years is that the
sugar cane is a grass and thus related to the wheat plant.  Therefore
people who cannot tolerate wheat should not eat sugar.  (BTW, I am allergic
to all gluten-containg grains, but not a celiac).  Is there any truth to
this, or was this person just trying to get me to adhere to her
health-foodsy no sugar agenda in an underhanded way?  This has bothered me
in the back of my mind for years now, even though I long ago rejected her
advice as quackery.
Thank you,
Ingrid Gordon