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People who fake dietary allergies/sensitivities do more good than harm, by increasing demand for hypoallergenic products (lemmy.zip)
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I have family members with non-celiac but severe, genuinely medically dangerous gluten intolerance. People still sometimes give them a hard time because they don't have the one type of gluten intolerance that's, idk, most mainstream?

Meanwhile, all these alleged hordes of fakers everyone likes to complain about have revolutionized the availability of gluten free foods, so that my relatives can enjoy nearly as many restaurants and grocery store products as gluten tolerant consumers can.

If you have a relatively rare dietary requirement, I guess try convincing attention-seekers that they also have it, so that your safe food category can gain a larger market share, lol.

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[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

It increases the range of options for sure, but it also dilutes how seriously people take it.

Back around when the gluten free thing started taking off, I worked at a local pizza shop, and we started carrying a gluten-free personal pizza.

The crust came frozen, wrapped in plastic on a disposable aluminum pan so it wouldn't come in contact with the oven, and there was at least some effort to make sure they were using a different bucket of cheese and sauce and such to minimize cross contamination

But the truth is, I'm pretty sure just the air in that pizza shop probably had measurable levels of gluten, flour got everywhere because we had guys tossing around pizza dough covered in high gluten flour. If someone had a really serious gluten intolerance they probably shouldn't have trusted anything in our store except bottled drinks, and I worried a bit about someone getting lulled into a false sense of safety because we advertised a gluten free pizza.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Buy more hyperallergenic products to maintain balance.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

i enjoy seitan and extra springy bread and do in fact regularly purchase vital wheat gluten lol

[–] ryokimball@infosec.pub 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Sounds like you're arguing they do more good than harm?

[–] ryokimball@infosec.pub 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Also, I have a friend who is not lactose intolerant but has a phobia of cheese, to the point she'll gag and self-induce vomiting. It took me a while to convince her but I finally got her to start telling people she's allergic or intolerant instead of trying to explain that every time.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

that is completely understandable and I have resorted to that before for my lactose intolerance, most often when there's a language barrier

yes I'm sure your Polish grandma's cheese torte is mind blowing but I require enzyme supplements and guaranteed toilet access to "enjoy" dairy. and sometimes. i just. don't want. to fart for hours 😭

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

FUCK i typo

[–] AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Adding a related thing I've learned: US crops have higher amount of gluten than European, hence why some USians with non-celiac gluten sensitivity can still enjoy gluten products (made) in Europe.