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Autoimmune disease represents blood borne antibodies attacking antigens, and attacking the tissues affected by the antigens. Such antigens are invariably partially digested food proteins. Antigens commonly enter the bloodstream because the intestines become porous. The intestines become porous because the gut's immune system releases zonulin in response to ingesting wheat gluten. The gut releases zonulin because it thinks ingested gluten is candida albicans fungus. Candida albicans thrives on fructose.

I did not mention lactose. Lactose is a sugar, and has pertinence, but not here.

Autoimmune "conditions" happen in people who have the same zonulin-caused gut permeability as autoimmune "disease" sufferers. Blood borne antigens attack tissue, but the immune system fails to respond. In both autoimmune conditions and autoimmune diseases, the gut floods zonulin into the bloodstream. In the bloodstream zonulin causes antibodies to spill the cytokine TNF alpha. TNF alpha cause other antibodies to release a cascade of Cox and interluken cytokines. These cytokines seek the antigen-affected tissue. They cause inflammation and attract autoimmune reactions. So the inflammatory response is secondary in autoimmune diseases, but primary in autoimmune conditions.

There are exceptions to the "condition" pathway. They involve insulin resistance and the formation of adipose tissue. But this pathway starts with the same cause, gluten and fructose ingestion.

Regardless of what the Department of Agriculture says, eating fruit and grassy grains is unhealthy. It causes autoimmune disease and metabolic syndrome. Eating foods like cheese, eggs, meat, fat, corn, rice and vegetables? ......that's healthy.

http://somvweb.som.umaryland.edu/abs...e%208.2009.pdf
http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/celiac.html
http://www.patienthealthyself.info/C...e_Article.html
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