<i>&gt;I&#x27;m not sure how we developed such a harsh culture where we don&#x27;t accept those rarities for who they are.</i><p>Because the extreme rarities are overshadowed by others and begin being treated as such. Which is extremely unfortunate. It&#x27;s the ones making false claims (be it intentional or ignorance) that get everyone treated in the same bucket.<p>Other examples include: people claiming to be sensitive to gluten who aren&#x27;t. People who are allergic to soy but really aren&#x27;t. People who are overweight blaming their genes&#x2F;gland rather than their 5k calorie daily intake consisting of almost entirely fatty foods and sugary drinks.<p>Are there people who are <i>truly</i> overweight because of genes&#x2F;gland issues? Sure. Are there people actually allergic to soy? You bet! Are there gluten-sensitive people? Yep!<p>But when <i>seemingly everyone</i> who is overweight begins to blame their genes&#x2F;glands, people begin to roll their eyes. &quot;<i>Suuuuuure</i>, that&#x27;s the reason. Yep. Totally. &#x2F;s&quot;<p>Fact is that a large number of people are wrong [0] and self-diagnose. The gluten-free fad dieting especially annoys me, because many people think &quot;gluten-free == healthier&quot; when a gluten-free diet is the opposite [1]. A lot of these people are explained by simple ignorance and think &quot;[some term]-free&quot; means it is healthier. &quot;Sugar-free&quot;, &quot;fat-free&quot;, &quot;gluten-free&quot;? Oh, it must be healthy!<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pubmed&#x2F;26043918" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pubmed&#x2F;26043918</a><p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.webmd.com&#x2F;diet&#x2F;healthy-kitchen-11&#x2F;truth-about-gluten" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.webmd.com&#x2F;diet&#x2F;healthy-kitchen-11&#x2F;truth-about-glu...</a>