Wheat Consumption May Contribute to Diabetes


Friday 28th August 2009 HCFI New DelhI: An abnormal immune response to wheat proteins may
contribute to type 1 diabetes, said Dr KK Aggarwal President, Heart Care Foundation of India,
BSNL Dil Ka Darbar, MTNL Perfect Heart Mela and Director, IMA AKN Sinha Institute.
A Canadian research published in the journal Diabetes of 42 people with type 1 diabetes found
that nearly half had immune system T-cells that overreacted to wheat. The researchers also
identified genes associated with this abnormal immune response.
The research suggests that people with certain genes may be more likely to develop an
overreaction to wheat and possibly other foods in the gut, and this may tip the balance with the
immune system and make the body more likely to develop other immune problems, such as
type 1 diabetes.
The end message is that people with diabetes should avoid eating wheat and see if it makes a
different  to their diabetes or not.