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Going Gluten-Free: Science or Fiction?

Gluten-free food is crowding the grocery shelves, and food companies are raking in billions of dollars. Many consumers insist it makes them feel better. But what's replacing the gluten? We separate fact from fiction.

By Warren Olney • Dec 24, 2014 • 52m Listen

Gluten-free food is crowding the grocery shelves, and food companies are raking in billions of dollars. Many consumers insist it makes them feel better. But what's replacing the gluten? We separate fact from fiction. Also, why are our batteries stuck in the 1990s? On today's Talking Point, asset forfeiture by local police. Is it highway robbery?

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Going Gluten-Free: Science or Fiction?

Gluten-free food is crowding the grocery shelves, and food companies are raking in billions of dollars. Many consumers insist it makes them feel better. But what's replacing the gluten? We separate fact from fiction.

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Going Gluten-Free: Science or Fiction?

Gluten-free food is crowding the grocery shelves, and food companies are raking in billions of dollars. Many consumers insist it makes them feel better. But what's replacing the gluten? We separate fact from fiction.

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