Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet

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Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet

Introduction

This intervention is designed to reduce or eliminate gluten and

casein from the diet.

The gluten-free diet requires the individual to avoid sources of

gluten, such as wheat, oats, rye and barley.

The casein-free diet requires the individual to avoid sources of

casein, such as milk, butter and yoghurt.

The proponents of the diet believe that this can lead to improvements

in areas such as IQ, communication and social skills.

Opinion

The theory behind this diet is weak and unproven. And there is

limited evidence as to whether GFCF diets are actually effective.

Reviewers have found the evidence to be inconclusive. Despite this

lack of evidence many people embark on a GFCF diet with high

expectations that there will be beneficial effects.

However, these diets can involve significant inconvenience and cost,

as well as significant limitations on what the individual can eat.

Because of this, we cannot recommend the use of such diets.

However we do strongly recommend that that further large scale, high

quality research is needed.