CIMMYT: Anti-wheat fad diets undermine food security
August 14, 2015 |12:03 PM
The Mexico-based International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by the acronym CIMMYT, has published what it calls a “wheat discussion paper” entitled “Anti-Wheat Diets Undermine Global Food Security.”
The paper notes only 1 percent of people suffer from celiac disease, but that gluten-free diets have become popular.
The CIMMYT paper originated with a report produced by the University of Warwick in Great Britain that was commissioned by Weetabix, a cereal maker, to address media reports that wheat products are the cause of health problems.
CIMMYT released its paper in December, but it was cited this week by U.S. Wheat Associates in its wheat letter.
The paper notes only 1 percent of people suffer from celiac disease, but that gluten-free diets have become popular.
The CIMMYT paper originated with a report produced by the University of Warwick in Great Britain that was commissioned by Weetabix, a cereal maker, to address media reports that wheat products are the cause of health problems.
CIMMYT released its paper in December, but it was cited this week by U.S. Wheat Associates in its wheat letter.
