GLUTEN-FREE: IT’S HARD TO SEPARATE FACT FROM FAD Earlier this year I attended the Gluten Free & Allergen Friendly (yes, that’s what it’s called) Expo at the Del Mar Fairgrounds near San Diego. The hall it was held in was packed with eager attendees who had come for all the free samples plus the lectures. Exhibitors were promoting gluten-free granola, chips, pizza, bread, pasta, cookies, crackers, soups and even gluten-free beer (no samples). The folks attending the expo were just a small fraction of the millions and millions of people who are part of an anti-gluten explosion that’s grown over...