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I wonder if there are differences in yogurt (and other sources of probiotics) consumption in people who tend to develop celiac and other autoimmune disorders.

Do the Russians mentioned in this article tend to consume more yogurt than the Finns?

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I'm from Ukraine and love me some yogurt, but the first time I have even heard about celiac was at my first US doctor visit. Plus it looks to me that the whole industry of non-gluten food is so big here, while non-existant at home.

The non-gluten food industry was pretty much non-existent in the US until recently.

Americans tend to go through sudden waves of sick food fads, where perfectly healthy people, eating perfectly healthy food are suddenly struck by a kind of mass hysteria that some basic food staple we've been consuming just fine for tens of thousands of years is suddenly the source of all of our health problems.

What are some other examples?

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