Are Autism Diet Benefits Just a Placebo Effect?04:33

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Published on November 24, 2017

The original randomized, controlled trials of gluten and casein-free diets may have been complicated by parental expectation bias.

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This is the 4th video in a 6-part series on the role of gluten and dairy-free diets in the treatment of autism. Here are the first three:
• Autism and Casein from Cow’s Milk (
• Does A2 Milk Carry Less Autism Risk? (
• Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diets for Autism Put to the Test (

Stay tuned for:
• Double Blind Clinical Trial of Diet for Autism (
• Pros and Cons of Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diets for Autism (

For videos about gluten-free diets in general, see Is Gluten Sensitivity Real? ( and How to Diagnose Gluten Intolerance (

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