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See also * List of topics characterized as pseudoscience ## References 1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Leaky gut syndrome". NHS Choices. 26 February 2015. http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/leaky-gut-syndrome/. 2. ↑ "Intestinal permeability--a new target for disease prevention and therapy.". BMC Gastroenterol 14: 189. 2014. doi:10.1186/s12876-014-0189-7. PMID 25407511. 3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Odenwald, Matthew A.; Turner, Jerrold R. (2013). "Intestinal Permeability Defects: Is It Time to Treat?". Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 (9): 1075–83. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2013.07.001. PMID 23851019. 4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Barrett, Stephen (14 March 2009). "Be Wary of "Fad" Diagnoses". Quackwatch. http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/fad.html. 5. ↑ Quigley EM (2016). "Leaky gut - concept or clinical entity?". Curr Opin Gastroenterol 32 (2): 74–9. doi:10.1097/MOG.0000000000000243. PMID 26760399. 6. ↑ Kalichman, Seth C. (2009). Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, and Human Tragedy. Springer. p. 167. ISBN 9780387794761. 7. ↑ "The bowel and beyond: the enteric nervous system in neurological disorders". Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 13 (9): 517–28. 2016. doi:10.1038/nrgastro.2016.107. 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