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You can't make an assessment of wheat based off of the incidence that one man has come to complain about, and then read of different studies that say Gluten is bad. Many studies will claim Gluten or wheat is bad, while many will claim it is ok. The important thing when bringing awareness or attention to something that may be of concern, especially something like this that may have a large effect on the thinking of a community about a certain food, it is important to give the facts first before studies to show.

Gluten is a combination of proteins (Giladin and Glutenin). Issues that some people may face with gluten = Celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, or an allergy to wheat or gluten.

I have actually studied human nutrition and physiology, so I am not pulling this out of thin air.

1. Celiac Disease - this is an autoimmune disease where the protein gluten triggers an autoimmune response where the white blood cells in our body that is supposed to be for protection, senses gluten and attacks the lining of the small intestine. When the lining of the small intestine is damaged, absorption of nutrients from food becomes difficult and these nutrients will pass through your intestine, causing diahrrea, abdominal discomfort, gas, depression...Not everyone has this autoimmune disease! But if you experience any of these symptoms when you consume wheat fufu, bread, or other products containing the gluten protein, check with your doctor to test for this autoimmune response when gluten is consumed.

2. Gluten sensitivity - The immune system sees gluten as a foreign substance, and attacks, causing symptoms with the body in general, like tiredness, attention deficit disorder, some digestion problems like celiac disease, joint pain, headache. (Celiac disease effects your digestion specifically, that is the difference here).

3. Wheat sensitivity - Even though wheat is made up of 75% of the gluten protein, there are other carbohydrates there that people may be sensitive to. These carbohydrates in wheat may cause inflammation and similar types of symptoms to the two issued explained above.

Now, with this knowledge, it is up to you to see if you can tolerate wheat and gluten. There are different ways you can check which type of issue you have if you develop a reaction from eating wheat fufu. Remember, wheat and gluten is in A LOT of other foods that you may eat besides the fufu and bread. It makes up 20% of our diet around the world. Our downfall sometimes is to read these posts or messages that we get on whatsapp meant to scare us and send us all to paranoia, but if you take the time to do your own research and see how things pertain to you, then you will be better off. Don't fall for all these scare tactics to make you give your money and time to those trying to take advantage of you. Be smart.

You can't make an assessment of wheat based off of the incidence that one man has come to complain about, and then read of different studies that say Gluten is bad. Many studies will claim Gluten or wheat is bad, while many will claim it is ok. The important thing when bringing awareness or attention to something that may be of concern, especially something like this that may have a large effect on the thinking of a community about a certain food, it is important to give the facts first before studies to show.

Gluten is a combination of proteins (Giladin and Glutenin). Issues that some people may face with gluten = Celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, or an allergy to wheat or gluten.

I have actually studied human nutrition and physiology, so I am not pulling this out of thin air.

1. Celiac Disease - this is an autoimmune disease where the protein gluten triggers an autoimmune response where the white blood cells in our body that is supposed to be for protection, senses gluten and attacks the lining of the small intestine. When the lining of the small intestine is damaged, absorption of nutrients from food becomes difficult and these nutrients will pass through your intestine, causing diahrrea, abdominal discomfort, gas, depression...Not everyone has this autoimmune disease! But if you experience any of these symptoms when you consume wheat fufu, bread, or other products containing the gluten protein, check with your doctor to test for this autoimmune response when gluten is consumed.

2. Gluten sensitivity - The immune system sees gluten as a foreign substance, and attacks, causing symptoms with the body in general, like tiredness, attention deficit disorder, some digestion problems like celiac disease, joint pain, headache. (Celiac disease effects your digestion specifically, that is the difference here).

3. Wheat sensitivity - Even though wheat is made up of 75% of the gluten protein, there are other carbohydrates there that people may be sensitive to. These carbohydrates in wheat may cause inflammation and similar types of symptoms to the two issued explained above.

Now, with this knowledge, it is up to you to see if you can tolerate wheat and gluten. There are different ways you can check which type of issue you have if you develop a reaction from eating wheat fufu. Remember, wheat and gluten is in A LOT of other foods that you may eat besides the fufu and bread. It makes up 20% of our diet around the world. Our downfall sometimes is to read these posts or messages that we get on whatsapp meant to scare us and send us all to paranoia, but if you take the time to do your own research and see how things pertain to you, then you will be better off. Don't fall for all these scare tactics to make you give your money and time to those trying to take advantage of you. Be smart.