Gluten and Casein Free Diet and Autism in Children
There has been much speculation concerning Gluten, Casein and Autism in children. Penn State College of Medicine has released some studies talking about the connection between the diet of autistic children and gluten and casein.
Read on to see their findings….
Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet Improves Autism Symptoms in Children
For those readers that are looking to a gluten-free diet in hopes of improving the symptoms of autism, new research from Penn State College of Medicine is lending some scientific basis to what many suspect: that a gluten-free and casein-free diet may lead to improvements in behavior and physiological symptoms in some children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
As noted in their findings, “…autism may be more than a neurological disease — it may involve the GI tract and the immune system.” And, “Gluten and casein seem to be the most immunoreactive [allergens]”, and were therefore the allergens chosen for further examination by this study.
Interesting that the findings suggests BOTH a gluten and casein free diet rather than just one or the other. If this type of diet helps autistic children, how do you think it will effect adults? Something to think about ….
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