The popularity of the gluten-free diet is hard to resist. It is so easy to be persuaded by nutrition fads when you are trying to reach your peak performance or manage your weight. In the case of going gluten-free, it is not recommended for everybody-far from it!
"...there is no evidence whatsoever that gluten-free eating offers any performance benefits over a balanced diet that contains gluten. "The theory that removing wheat from your diet is going to ease inflammation and digestion and speed exercise recovery just doesn't hold up..."
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-301--13683-0,00.html