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  • Intestinal Permeability, Celiac Disease, and Tight Junctions

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    Intestinal permeability — how easily substances pass through the intestinal barrier rather than being kept out — plays a central role in celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.  Remission Can Mean a Return to Normal Barrier Function Hollon et al. (2015) exposed intestinal biopsy specimens to gliadin and measured the resulting change in permeability across several…

  • Polyphenols for Intestinal Permeability

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    Del Bo’ et al. (2021) conducted a randomized controlled trial to see if a diet emphasizing polyphenols would be able to help address intestinal permeability in older people.  They found that beneficial bacteria for fiber fermentation and butyrate were increased, and blood pressure was decreased.  Those who started out with greater impairment of the tight…