To MamaG - There are many levels of gluten sensitivity - Celiac Disease is the most severe. There is also Gluten Intolerance and Gluten Sensitivity. Current medical research estimates 1 in 133 American suffer some form of sensitivity and most remain undiagnosed. Gluten sensitive people have a vast number of symptoms. I discovered I have an intolerance/sensitivity to gluten the Summer of 2011. I was on a clear diet due to diverticulitis when myriad issues disappeared only to reappear once I started consuming gluten containing foods. The issues included several years of severe pitting edema in my lower legs, hair loss, joint pain, general aches I attributed as age related. I went GF and the issues once again disappeared so I have stayed GF. I also have not had to take the allergy medication I had been on since being diagnosed with severe environmental allergies 20+ years ago. Accidental exposure to gluten results in the return of swelling and a general 'hit by a bus' feeling. To be tested for Celiac I would once again have to eat foods containing gluten for at least 4 weeks! As eating gluten makes me miserable I have not not had the biopsy to see if I have damaged villi. The only "treatment" for celiac is to be GF and as I am already doing that, I see no reason to make myself ill just to be told I will feel better if I go GF. :\ All that to say - no, for me it is not a fad, it has been a very necessary lift style change. Thank you for reading this. KAF - thank you for some awesome GF Products!! Thank you so much for posting this information! ~Amy

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