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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Yeast-Free Living - Do I Need to Follow a Gluten-Free Diet?

By Matt Bournston

Have you recently started on a yeast-free diet? Or maybe you are thinking of starting on a yeast-free diet. Whichever applies to you, you may be also wondering about gluten, as many people need to follow a gluten-free diet as well. But does avoiding yeast also have to mean avoiding gluten?

Well, the short answer is no, because yeast and gluten are two different things, and are therefore two different food intolerances. A particular food can contain gluten without containing yeast. For example pasta, which is made from wheat but is free from the yeast that causes bread to rise.

But the thing is, many foods that you find in health food shops that are gluten free are also yeast free. This is because health food companies want to be able to sell their special foods to as many people as they can, so by making them free from common allergens, many people with food intolerances can eat them. Also, for me personally, I find that I react worse when I eat foods that contain both yeast and gluten than when I eat food that just contains one of them.

It's also worth considering the possibility that you might have an intolerance to both yeast AND gluten. If you find yourself reacting the worst to bread, cakes or other similar baked goods, then it could be that it is the combination of the gluten and the yeast together which causes your health problems. But once you get into the habit of regularly buying special "free from" foods from health food shops, you will find the whole food intolerance thing much easier to cope with.

And the great news is: there are many gluten and yeast free breads available in health food shops these days. And if you're not quite happy with those, you can always make your own at home, using special yeast free bread recipes. - 17269

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