| Our diet plays an integral role in our overall health and | | | | supports such claims. However, this is itself fairly |
| wellbeing, and not only does it have an role in | | | | controversial because the actual size of the studies |
| preventing disease and pathologies from developing, it | | | | conducted into the effectiveness of the GFCF diet |
| can also be used to help keep currently existing | | | | were themselves were small meaning that any results |
| symptoms under bay. The GFCF diet was developed | | | | were sorely lacking in reliability. |
| and introduced on the market for this precise reason, | | | | The anecdotal evidence has also proven to be just as |
| although it has been met with no shortage of criticism | | | | baffling and contradictory with some people who deal |
| and doubt from its critics. | | | | with people who have autism reporting that there is no |
| The GFCF diet has been specifically designed to | | | | improvement in symptoms after usage of the GFCF |
| eliminate the consumption of both gluten and casein in | | | | diet, others reporting that there has been such a |
| the diet, and it has been championed and lauded by | | | | marked improvement that they thought that there had |
| various Autistic support groups who argue that it | | | | been a total recovery. |
| should be a frontline defense for treating autism. Many | | | | There has also been sharp criticism raised about the |
| parents who have children with the disorder have | | | | suitability of the GFCF diet for boys suffering from |
| accepted such glowing recommendations in good faith | | | | autism, because such children are at a much increased |
| and with no doubt, and quite frankly who can blame | | | | risk of brittle bones which in turn means they are more |
| them? These sort of groups are looked upon by | | | | susceptible to fracturing and arthritis. Studies have |
| parents as the shining beacon of education and | | | | indicated that the GFCF diet which significantly reduces |
| enlightenment, to provide them with information and | | | | the calcium intake of such children, would place them |
| practical support when they need it most. | | | | at even greater risk of harm. The future of the GFCF |
| However, there has been some extremely unnerving | | | | diet remains to be seen, but given the shadow which |
| news unearthed recently, it would seem that despite | | | | currently envelops it, One also has to seriously doubt |
| the praise and commendations that have been heaped | | | | the reliability of this diet purely from a logistical |
| upon the GFCF diet, there is little in the way of solid, | | | | standpoint. |
| credible and most importantly verifiable evidence that | | | | |