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Comment by bananamogul

1 day ago

All the way up to death, actually. Celiacs who consume gluten destroy their digestive system and die.

You know how celiac disease was first discovered?

Wheat shortage in the Netherlands during WWII. Suddenly kids that were trending towards death got much better. Then after WWII, they suddenly got sick again. Someone put two and two together.

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