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Hi list,

A friend just sent me the June, 1999 issue of Health Sciences Institute
MEMBERS ALERT bulletin. On p. 4, there is an "article" entitled
'Enzymes offer a promising new therapy for gluten intollerance'. It
goes on to say that a plant-based enzyme is being considered as a
potential treatment for celiac. Early experimental research suggests
that using these enzymes could allow a celiac to eat normally
off-limits foods without triggering symptoms. One study's results were
quoted from a book called Clinical Science and Molecular Medicine, vol.
53, pp. 35-43, 1977. Although no controlled studies have been done
determining that ingesting the enzyme as a supplement along with
gluten-containing grains would reduce or eliminate symptoms. "it's a
promising avenue of future research..."

Does anyone, esp. among the professionals on this list, know anything
about this?

Wouldn't it be considered a great medical advance if some supplement
were engineered, like insulin, that would compensate for what nature
has omitted in the celiac? Think of how many lives would be affected
for the better? Is any research being done in this area at all or is
the above just a hoax?

Thanks for your responses.

Sharon Marcus