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 The Question of Oats and Plant Milks for Gluten-free

With new plant milks like oatmilk gaining so much publicity it is time to clarify the situation. 

Let us be clear . . . oats are from grasses. And humans are not meant to eat grasses. All the poaceae species are unsuitable for humans - because we do not have the physiological equipment to digest them.

The group includes: wheat, barley, oats, rye, corn, sorghum, millet and triticale. The important thing to remember is they ALL contain proteins CALLED PROLAMINS which are extremely difficult for humans to digest.

While cattle can digest prolamins . . . they need four stomachs to do the job! 

Oatmilk

 

What are these indigestible (toxic) proteins?

  • Oats contain avenin
  • Wheat, spelt and triticale contain gluten
  • Rye contains secalin
  • Barley contains hordein
  • Rice contains glutelin, albumin and others (but hardly any)
  • Sorghum contains kafirin - and
  • Corn contains zein

And remember the Australian Bonsoy brand soymilk contains barley.

 

Plant milks: our verdict . . .

Unfortunately the human digestive system cannot process these enormous molecules - so they process us instead.

Slow-burn damage and disruption happens throughout the body when we ingest them - and according to the science - the resulting injury to cells and organs is the precursor to many chronic diseases:

  • Diabetes, cancers, neural disorders, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia and others  ... Learn more with the free ebook 

 

Is it safe to eat oats if you are Celiac?

Have you been given conflicting advice about the safety of eating oats if you are Celiac?

  • The Institute's research shows there is way too much doubt about the safety of oats - so we recommend avoidance.

To help you understand the depth of research done on the topic and published in peer-reviewed journals - we have compiled a short list of relevant papers. Click on the links to go directly to the journal abstracts. 

Each of these papers discusses intestinal mucosa damage caused by oats to those with Celiac disease – and/or uncertainty about the safety of oats in a gluten-free diet.

 

  • de Souza MC1,Deschênes ME1,Laurencelle S1,Godet P2,Roy CC3,Djilali-Saiah I3. Pure Oats as Part of the Canadian Gluten-Free Diet inCeliac Disease: The Need to Revisit the Issue. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol.2016;2016:1576360. doi: 10.1155/2016/1576360. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27446824
  • Tjellström B1,Stenhammar L,Sundqvist T,Fälth-Magnusson K,Hollén E,Magnusson KE,Norin E,Midtvedt T,Högberg L. The effects of oats on the function of gut microflora in children withcoeliac disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther.2014 May;39(10):1156-60. doi: 10.1111/apt.12707. Epub 2014 Mar 24. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24661128
  • Peräaho M,Kaukinen K,Mustalahti K,Vuolteenaho N,Mäki M,Laippala P,Collin P. Effect of an oats-containing gluten-free diet on symptoms and quality of life in coeliac disease. A randomized study.Scand J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jan;39(1):27-31. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14992558
  • Tapsas D1,Fälth-Magnusson K,Högberg L,Forslund T,Sundqvist T,Hollén E. Urinary nitric oxide metabolites in children with celiac disease after long-term consumption of oats-containing gluten-free diet. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2014 Nov;49(11):1311-7. doi: 10.3109/00365521.2014.946081 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25263796
  • Silano M1,Pozo EP,Uberti F,Manferdelli S,Del Pinto T,Felli C,Budelli A,Vincentini O,Restani P. Diversity of oat varieties in eliciting the early inflammatory events inceliac disease. Eur J Nutr.2014 Aug;53(5):1177-86. doi: 10.1007/s00394-013-0617-4. Epub 2013 Nov 19. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24240659
  • Sjöberg V1,Hollén E2,Pietz G1,Magnusson KE2,Fälth-Magnusson K3,Sundström M1,Holmgren Peterson K2,Sandström O4,Hernell O4,Hammarström S1,Högberg L5,Hammarström ML1. Noncontaminated dietary oats may hamper normalization of the intestinal immune status in childhoodceliac disease. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2014 Jun 26;5:e58. doi: 10.1038/ctg.2014.9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24964993
  • Tuire I1,Marja-Leena L,Teea S,Katri H,Jukka P,Päivi S,Heini H,Markku M,Pekka C,Katri K. Persistent duodenal intraepithelial lymphocytosis despite a long-term strict gluten-free diet inceliac disease. Am J Gastroenterol.2012 Oct;107(10):1563-9. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2012.220. Epub 2012 Jul 24. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22825364
  • Real A1,Comino I,de Lorenzo L,Merchán F,Gil-Humanes J,Giménez MJ,López-Casado MÁ,Torres MI,Cebolla Á,Sousa C,Barro F,Pistón F. Molecular and immunological characterization of gluten proteins isolated from oat cultivars that differ in toxicity forceliac disease. PLoS One.2012;7(12):e48365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048365. Epub 2012 Dec 17. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23284616
  • Comino I1,Real A,de Lorenzo L,Cornell H,López-Casado MÁ,Barro F,Lorite P,Torres MI,Cebolla A,Sousa C. Diversity in oat potential immunogenicity: basis for the selection of oat varieties with no toxicity incoeliac disease. Gut.2011 Jul;60(7):915-22. doi: 10.1136/gut.2010.225268. Epub 2011 Feb 12. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21317420