When we first started brainstorming ideas for our research, we had originally decided that we would like to research the possible link between the rapid maturation and early puberty of today’s children and the growth hormones found in foods. Our primary research question for this topic was “Are growth hormones in foods linked to the rapid maturation of today’s children? (see previous post for research questions) Kim and I both agreed that this would be a very interesting topic to research and we were extremely curious about what we would find. The only issue that were having was that we were not exactly sure that the people we were considering as possible interviewees would possess the knowledge necessary for answering our research questions. After considering the potential issue we may face in our research, we decided to go back and do a little more brainstorming to see if we could come up with a topic that more people would have knowledge of.
Though we have not completely abandoned our original research question(s), we did come to an agreement that it would be interesting to research the connection between gluten and casein and autism spectrum disorders. Due to the fact that we both know people who have autistic children, and that there are plenty of people who have a lot of knowledge in this area, we thought that we may have better results in our research and interviews.
Can a gluten and casein-free (GFCF) diet really help to improve the symptoms of autism spectrum disorders?
1. What exactly is gluten?
2. What kinds of foods contain gluten?
3. What is casein?
4. What kinds of foods contain casein?
5. How do gluten and casein affect the body when ingested?
6. Is there any evidence that suggests gluten and casein are linked to autism?
7. How have people come to the conclusion that a GFCF diet is linked to autism?
8. Are children receiving adequate nutrition if they are on a GFCF diet?
9. Is maintaining a GFCF diet expensive?
10. Why is it that some people are convinced that a GFCF diet helps to reduce the symptoms of autism while others a convinced that the two are completely unrelated?
Though we have not completely abandoned our original research question(s), we did come to an agreement that it would be interesting to research the connection between gluten and casein and autism spectrum disorders. Due to the fact that we both know people who have autistic children, and that there are plenty of people who have a lot of knowledge in this area, we thought that we may have better results in our research and interviews.
Can a gluten and casein-free (GFCF) diet really help to improve the symptoms of autism spectrum disorders?
1. What exactly is gluten?
2. What kinds of foods contain gluten?
3. What is casein?
4. What kinds of foods contain casein?
5. How do gluten and casein affect the body when ingested?
6. Is there any evidence that suggests gluten and casein are linked to autism?
7. How have people come to the conclusion that a GFCF diet is linked to autism?
8. Are children receiving adequate nutrition if they are on a GFCF diet?
9. Is maintaining a GFCF diet expensive?
10. Why is it that some people are convinced that a GFCF diet helps to reduce the symptoms of autism while others a convinced that the two are completely unrelated?
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