The gluten-free diet is emerging as one of the most popular trends on the market, but gluten seems to be widely misunderstood. As a result, the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent in Adair County hosted a program titled "The Gluten-Free Choice: Is it for me?" in order to define gluten, describe a gluten-free diet, and discuss who should follow this specific diet.  Seven individuals participated in the program. 

At the conclusion of the program, one individual reported, “the most helpful information was on whether or not people really need gluten free diets.  It appears only one percent of the population really has a medical need for the diet and the rest of the population may only be reacting to marketing and spending more money than needed for no real additional diet nor health results.”