JAFC: comparison of the effects of ancient wheat and modern wheat on intestinal health

December 24, 2019 / BIOON / -- more and more people begin to avoid eating wheat due to the fear of gluten sensitivity Now, researchers report in ACS's Journal of agricultural and food chemistry that popular modern varieties do not harm the gastrointestinal health of mice compared to ancient wheat When people with celiac disease or other gluten sensitive people use wheat, they suffer from gastrointestinal discomfort and inflammation However, little is known about whether eating wheat can cause gastrointestinal diseases in healthy people Some people speculate that selective breeding of wheat may have adverse effects on intestinal health (image source: www Pixabay Com) in order to simulate the Western-style diet (the diet itself is related to chronic inflammation and disease), the researchers fed rats high in sugar and fat Then, they added ancient or modern wheat to their food, which reached the very high standard of daily consumption Although ancient wheat slightly reduced the level of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-17, it can still cause intestinal inflammation in mice Compared with the ancient wheat, the modern Gallagher wheat improved the villus structure (the finger shaped protuberance responsible for absorbing nutrients) in specific areas of the small intestine The findings suggest that modern wheat varieties, compared with previous generations, do not impair gut barrier function or cause inflammation in healthy mice, the researchers said Source of information: comparing hairroom and modern wheat effects on gut health source: Bryant H keirns, Kendall L Anderson, babajide A Ojo, Karley F Washburn, Guadalupe Davila El Rassi, Stan A Lightfoot, Brett F Carver, edralin A Lucas, Brenda J Smith A Comparative Study of Modern and Heirloom Wheat on Indicators of Gastrointestinal Health Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 2019; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b05851