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Andrea Powell

Andrea Powell is a writer dividing her time between New York and San Francisco. You can follow her on Twitter @AndreaPowellNY.

articles/2014/05/06/the-gluten-free-diet-has-two-faces/140505-gluten-free-tease_usrgqs
Just a Fad?

The Gluten-Free Impostors

Nancy avoids gluten because she has to; Marlene because she chooses to. Both women are part of the booming gluten-free industry, but the stakes are much higher for one of them.

Andrea Powell

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