In our society eating healthy, being fit, and living to your highest expectations is a very supported idea. So many people are crazy about what they eat and how much they eat of it; and what everyone else is eating. Sometimes that can get very annoying and make you want to eat that doughnut in the bakery window of your favorite grocery store even more than ever before. But there is one thing that can affect our bodies in many more ways than we would think; that thing we can’t live without, gluten.
“Gluten is a protein composite found in several types of grains, including wheat, spelt, rye and barley,” (“6 Reasons Why Gluten Is Bad For Some People,"). Now when many of us here the word “gluten” we think about all of those people who suffer a …show more content…
The body, when affected with this disease, will refuse to digest any piece of gluten that enters the intestines. “Gluten consists of two proteins gliadin and glutenin. It is the gliadin part that people react negatively to. When flour is mixed with water, gluten forms a sticky cross-linked network of proteins, giving elastic properties to dough and allowing bread to rise when baked,” (“6 Reasons Why Gluten Is Bad For Some People,"). Following this rejection of the protein, the body will create an immune reaction against the gluten. This reaction will break down the gluten to stop the person’s body from digesting it. However, during the process the small intestine is severely damaged; causing the person to become ill with flu like symptoms. “The immune system attacks the gluten proteins, but it also attacks an enzyme in the cells of the digestive tract called tissue transglutaminase. Therefore, gluten exposure in celiacs causes the immune system to attack both the gluten as well as the intestinal wall itself.” (“6 Reasons Why Gluten Is Bad For Some People,"). Sometimes the symptoms can be even worse. Women’s Health states that, “This immune reaction ends up damaging the small intestine, which causes both great gastrointestinal distress and nutritional deficiencies. If untreated, these responses can then lead to intestinal cancers as well as complications such as infertility and …show more content…
However, those who don’t have the disease are still affected in several different ways. Many doctors and scientists are discovering a new problem in today’s society, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, ("Is Gluten Bad for You?"). These people will have the same symptoms as someone with celiac, but their intestines are not damaged nearly as much as someone who has the disease. According to Dr. Amy Myers, our generation is not eating the same gluten as our ancestors were eating years ago. To accommodate the gluten with our needs of today, our society has genetically modified it from its natural state. You may see many organic products with the label of Non-gmo. That means that the object you are buying is not, or has not been genetically modified. Many times grain is modified so it will grow faster, stay fresh longer, be a hardier plant, and to withstand many other things mother nature will attack it with. However, the proteins that are added to the gluten when it is genetically modified are not healthy; they are one of the main culprits of the effects gluten has on our bodies. “ Today’s wheat has also been deamidated, which allows it to be water soluble and capable of being mixed into virtually every kind of packaged food. This deamidation has been shown to produce a large immune response in many people,” (“Myers, Dr.
“Gluten is a protein composite found in several types of grains, including wheat, spelt, rye and barley,” (“6 Reasons Why Gluten Is Bad For Some People,"). Now when many of us here the word “gluten” we think about all of those people who suffer a …show more content…
The body, when affected with this disease, will refuse to digest any piece of gluten that enters the intestines. “Gluten consists of two proteins gliadin and glutenin. It is the gliadin part that people react negatively to. When flour is mixed with water, gluten forms a sticky cross-linked network of proteins, giving elastic properties to dough and allowing bread to rise when baked,” (“6 Reasons Why Gluten Is Bad For Some People,"). Following this rejection of the protein, the body will create an immune reaction against the gluten. This reaction will break down the gluten to stop the person’s body from digesting it. However, during the process the small intestine is severely damaged; causing the person to become ill with flu like symptoms. “The immune system attacks the gluten proteins, but it also attacks an enzyme in the cells of the digestive tract called tissue transglutaminase. Therefore, gluten exposure in celiacs causes the immune system to attack both the gluten as well as the intestinal wall itself.” (“6 Reasons Why Gluten Is Bad For Some People,"). Sometimes the symptoms can be even worse. Women’s Health states that, “This immune reaction ends up damaging the small intestine, which causes both great gastrointestinal distress and nutritional deficiencies. If untreated, these responses can then lead to intestinal cancers as well as complications such as infertility and …show more content…
However, those who don’t have the disease are still affected in several different ways. Many doctors and scientists are discovering a new problem in today’s society, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, ("Is Gluten Bad for You?"). These people will have the same symptoms as someone with celiac, but their intestines are not damaged nearly as much as someone who has the disease. According to Dr. Amy Myers, our generation is not eating the same gluten as our ancestors were eating years ago. To accommodate the gluten with our needs of today, our society has genetically modified it from its natural state. You may see many organic products with the label of Non-gmo. That means that the object you are buying is not, or has not been genetically modified. Many times grain is modified so it will grow faster, stay fresh longer, be a hardier plant, and to withstand many other things mother nature will attack it with. However, the proteins that are added to the gluten when it is genetically modified are not healthy; they are one of the main culprits of the effects gluten has on our bodies. “ Today’s wheat has also been deamidated, which allows it to be water soluble and capable of being mixed into virtually every kind of packaged food. This deamidation has been shown to produce a large immune response in many people,” (“Myers, Dr.