Does wheat make us fat and sick?

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-215

  Brouns, Fred J P H ^a   van Buul, Vincent J ^a   Shewry, Peter R ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Gluten free diet; Risk benefit; Whole wheat

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; CHENOPODIUM QUINOA; ERAGROSTIS TEF; HORDEUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA; TRITICUM DICOCCON; TRITICUM MONOCOCCUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84883815660     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2013.06.002     Document Type: Review

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