Is gluten harmful for everyone? Does everybody need to avoid it?

Answer

According to the Ministry, gluten is not harmful for the great majority of healthy people. It needs to be restricted only for coeliac patients, who must avoid it completely for life, and for those with gluten intolerance; this should be determined by a physician's assessment. The Ministry notes that there is no scientific evidence that a gluten-free diet offers any additional health benefit to healthy people without such a diagnosis.