People with coeliac disease should not fear kissing gluten-eaters, say scientists

People with the autoimmune condition should feel safe if their gluten-eating partner takes a swig of a drink before kissing, researchers said. Photograph: Inti St Clair/Getty Images/Tetra images RF

People with coeliac disease can kiss gluten-eaters without concerns for their health, researchers have said after finding only trivial amounts of the protein are transferred during a french kiss.

About 1% of people around the world are thought to have coeliac disease, an autoimmune condition triggered by gluten, although many do not have a clinical diagnosis.