BMJ May 2017 PMID 28465308

Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study.

Benjamin Lebwohl, Yin Cao, Geng Zong, Frank B Hu, Peter H R Green, Alfred I Neugut, Eric B Rimm, Laura Sampson, Lauren W Dougherty, Edward Giovannucci, Walter C Willett, Qi Sun, Andrew T Chan

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The discussions reflect a mostly supportive stance toward the research, with many emphasizing the findings that gluten intake does not increase heart disease risk and may be protective, supported by references to scientific studies. Words like 'evidence suggests' and referencing specific research papers demonstrate a degree of critical engagement and influence on health perceptions.

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Most discussions support the idea that gluten consumption is not harmful and may even be beneficial for heart health.

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The topic of gluten's relationship to health sparks strong curiosity and debate among participants.

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The discussions challenge common perceptions about gluten, potentially influencing opinions on diet and health.

Abstract in brief

  • A long-term study involving over 43,000 women and 65,000 men found that higher gluten intake was linked to a slightly lower risk of developing coronary heart disease over 26 years.
  • Adjusting for other factors like risk factors and grain types showed that gluten consumption did not increase heart disease risk; in fact, it was associated with a marginally reduced risk after considering whole and refined grains.
  • The findings suggest that eating gluten-rich foods does not increase the likelihood of coronary heart disease in adults without celiac disease.

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中田 航太郎|ウェルネス代表取締役医師
@kotaro_nakada · X

グルテンフリーダイエットのことをダイエット法と誤解してる方がいますが、diet=食事であり、減量ではない。 グルテンアレルギーでない人がグルテンフリーを長期実践すると、心筋梗塞リスクや体重が増加する。(whole grainの低下も関連) 企業のマーケに騙されぬように。 https://t.co/Ot7Z8foEQI

Nov 17, 2021 · 10 likes · 1 share · 4,879 followers View post →
Alex Süssmann
@alexsussmann · X

@robertlufkinmd Evidence suggests quite the opposite doc: https://t.co/nRf84AkloD https://t.co/5mujaDXACk https://t.co/NhjZP0gDb2

Sep 28, 2022 · 4 likes · 466 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@dthogan @shelly_187 Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu(Published 02 May 2017) ➡️ https://t.co/3duRTT0zKC

Mar 23, 2023 · 2 likes · 1,113 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@socialrallyceo @GigaBasedDad No it’s the GLUTEN ! Zonulin, regulation of tight junctions, and autoimmune diseases Alessio Fasano https://t.co/ilzYZgbVx7 https://t.co/wt63Zq7KVR https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu

Jul 28, 2025 · 1 like · 1,113 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@afrofemrage @Puddledumpling @kgopinion Here is why : https://t.co/wt63Zq7KVR ➡️ https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh ➡️ https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu ➡️ https://t.co/jFLs53XJhV

Apr 26, 2022 · 1 like · 1,113 followers View post →
Federico Baldomá
@fedebaldoma · X

Riesgo coronario asociado a consumo de gluten en no celíacos. Spoiler: No aumenta. https://t.co/pc0MmAiMBY

Mar 7, 2023 · 1 like · 761 followers View post →

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thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@socialrallyceo @GigaBasedDad No it’s the GLUTEN ! Zonulin, regulation of tight junctions, and autoimmune diseases Alessio Fasano https://t.co/ilzYZgbVx7 https://t.co/wt63Zq7KVR https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu

Jul 28, 2025 · 1 like · 1,113 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@Liberty_Vegan @lemonogatari OH BULL SHIT ! Breads from ANY GRAINS — is an acute GI toxin ! Why wheat and grains are toxic to humans Dr William Davis https://t.co/S7Cf7og7kJ https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh https://t.co/wt63Zq7KVR https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu https://t.co/ilzYZgbVx7 https://t.co/TrMpytwrvM https://t.co/RIicPztERM

Jul 17, 2025 · 1,113 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@GigaBasedDad Humans are essential carnivores! FACT ! Grains are a GI toxin for humans ! One cow will keep two persons fed and healthy for at least 6 months! https://t.co/wt63Zq7KVR https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu How the Egyptians got fat https://t.co/aY4WsTg4h4

Jul 10, 2025 · 1,113 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@blueyuga @SamaHoole Both are NOT natural! Both have long term ill affects upon the body. See “Semi dwarf wheat “ developed in the late 1960s . https://t.co/wt63Zq7KVR https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu

May 5, 2025 · 1,113 followers View post →
Raul Colombi
@oicofobico · X

@AurelianoStingi studio fatto su 64700 mila uomini e 45300 donne nell’arco di 26 anni. Per i non celiaci che fanno una dieta strettamente gluten free emerge un sensibile aumento di malattie cardiovascolari. https://t.co/hrkx8Mm1H5

Mar 14, 2025 · 126 followers View post →
Phantom Writer
@fairyenough · X

@Henrirss @almanaquesos Mais um: Lebwohl B, Cao Y, Zong G, Hu FB, Green PH, Neugut AI, et al. Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2017;357:j1892

May 29, 2024 · 988 followers View post →
Phantom Writer
@fairyenough · X

@Henrirss @almanaquesos Então, mas qual a base científica pra você dizer isso? Recomendo a leitura: Lebwohl B, Cao Y, Zong G, Hu FB, Green PH, Neugut AI, et al. Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2017;357:j1892

May 29, 2024 · 988 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@sober8675309 @samdknowlton @reallytanman https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu

Dec 7, 2023 · 1,113 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@samdknowlton All GRAINS ARE GI TOXINS ! Current WHEAT is a product of selective breeding in the 1960s hence SEMI DWARF WHEAT! 10x + yield but loaded with new and more damaging proteins! https://t.co/wt63Zq7KVR ➡️ https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh ➡️ https://t.co/jMVfSuWZHt ➡️ https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu

Dec 7, 2023 · 1,113 followers View post →
Edison White
@morningstar1658 · X

Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort ... https://t.co/1tLkLVlx1T

Nov 25, 2023 · 165 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@harsherthan @CaryKelly11 Grains are NOT evolutionary appropriate human foods & TOXIC TOO! 1️⃣ https://t.co/ilzYZgbVx7 2️⃣ https://t.co/CmuY41XWtQ 3️⃣ https://t.co/7849TfVR11 4️⃣ https://t.co/9OSAuINJjy 5️⃣ https://t.co/ceRDdj4yQI 6️⃣ https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh 7️⃣ https://t.co/jMVfSuWZHt 8️⃣ https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu

Nov 18, 2023 · 1,113 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@shashiiyengar Not just WHEAT BUT ALL GRAINS — RICE, CORN ,MILLET ETC What is up with wheat ? Celiac’s, disease, gluten intolerance, IBS. https://t.co/9OSAuINJjy ➡️ https://t.co/wt63Zq7KVR ➡️ https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh ➡️ https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu ➡️Unhealthy whole grains https://t.co/jMVfSuWZHt https://t.co/4Av3aJs8o3

Sep 10, 2023 · 1,113 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@Nutri_Ben @robertlufkinmd No I am correct GRAINS have ZERO business in human diet ! Especially after the introduction of SEMI DWARF WHEAT IN the late 1960s . https://t.co/ilzYZgbVx7 ➡️ https://t.co/wt63Zq7KVR ➡️ https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh ➡️ https://t.co/jMVfSuWZHt ➡️ https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu

Aug 12, 2023 · 1,113 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@dthogan @shelly_187 Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu(Published 02 May 2017) ➡️ https://t.co/3duRTT0zKC

Mar 23, 2023 · 2 likes · 1,113 followers View post →
Federico Baldomá
@fedebaldoma · X

Riesgo coronario asociado a consumo de gluten en no celíacos. Spoiler: No aumenta. https://t.co/pc0MmAiMBY

Mar 7, 2023 · 1 like · 761 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@saaiyer All grains are TOXIC to the human GI track ! EAT FATTY animal sourced foods for the win ! https://t.co/ilzYZgctmF ➡️ https://t.co/7849TfWoQz ➡️ https://t.co/wt63Zq8iLp ➡️ https://t.co/2yBDV8MzHP ➡️ https://t.co/jMVfSuXxx1 ➡️ https://t.co/BYMDmE2Kw2

Nov 15, 2022 · 1,113 followers View post →
Alex Süssmann
@alexsussmann · X

Nope! https://t.co/nRf84AkloD https://t.co/5mujaDXACk https://t.co/NhjZP0gDb2 https://t.co/dRXY7bTEBA

Sep 28, 2022 · 466 followers View post →
Alex Süssmann
@alexsussmann · X

@robertlufkinmd Evidence suggests quite the opposite doc: https://t.co/nRf84AkloD https://t.co/5mujaDXACk https://t.co/NhjZP0gDb2

Sep 28, 2022 · 4 likes · 466 followers View post →
ARYAN®
@gladeolie · X

Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study https://t.co/ogLrBFO4gp

Aug 29, 2022 · 1,502 followers View post →
thalesnemo
@thalesnemo · X

@afrofemrage @Puddledumpling @kgopinion Here is why : https://t.co/wt63Zq7KVR ➡️ https://t.co/2yBDV8M1Sh ➡️ https://t.co/BYMDmE2cGu ➡️ https://t.co/jFLs53XJhV

Apr 26, 2022 · 1 like · 1,113 followers View post →
くり | 栗田 啓右 | Keisuke Kurita
@kuritakeisuke · X

RT @kotaro_nakada: グルテンフリーダイエットのことをダイエット法と誤解してる方がいますが、diet=食事であり、減量ではない。 グルテンアレルギーでない人がグルテンフリーを長期実践すると、心筋梗塞リスクや体重が増加する。(whole grainの低下も関連)…

Nov 18, 2021 · 1 share · 1,707 followers View post →
中田 航太郎|ウェルネス代表取締役医師
@kotaro_nakada · X

グルテンフリーダイエットのことをダイエット法と誤解してる方がいますが、diet=食事であり、減量ではない。 グルテンアレルギーでない人がグルテンフリーを長期実践すると、心筋梗塞リスクや体重が増加する。(whole grainの低下も関連) 企業のマーケに騙されぬように。 https://t.co/Ot7Z8foEQI

Nov 17, 2021 · 10 likes · 1 share · 4,879 followers View post →
Lee Stevenson
@bashuser · X

Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study https://t.co/pqbEz7H9Dn

Nov 19, 2019 · 1,700 followers View post →
ほつま
@hotsuma · X

RT @uranus_2: グルテン摂取量が多くても冠動脈疾患のリスクは低くない。Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart… https://…

Jul 2, 2019 · 1 share · 4,502 followers View post →
jose lorenzo noguera
@joselorenzonogu · X

Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study https://t.co/PzJFSktJ46

Jun 21, 2019 · 51 followers View post →
Giancarlo Croce
@Mendacity_Q · X

Avoidance of gluten may result in reduced consumption of whole grains, which may affect cardiovascular risk. Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/AE3hdLA3Te

Feb 8, 2019 · 834 followers View post →
Chloe Graham
@CardiChlo · X

@cardiology_4180 So interesting, as research suggests that gluten-free diets could actually function through this mechanism to increase CVD risk - by decreasing whole grain (great source of fiber!) consumption. #biom4180 https://t.co/GarQEleUth

Jan 13, 2019 · 45 followers View post →
Dr. Rita McCracken, MD PhD
@ritamc.bsky.social · Bluesky

Gluten... might be good for your heart. This May 2017 study from @bmj_latest observes that people with the most gluten in their diets have FEWER heart issues compared to those with the least amt. @drcadesky https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1892

Feb 1, 2018 View post →