Some people legitimately can’t eat gluten for medical reasons, but Jimmy Kimmel recently discovered this week that lot of people don’t eat it because … Well, we honestly don’t know. In fact, they can’t even tell you what gluten is, so if you’re waiting for an explanation that has any merit, don’t hold your breath. NOTE: If you’re going to swear off of a type of food, you may want to have some grasp of what it is you’re eschewing and why. Just an idea, gluten-free citizens: What is Gluten? – Jimmy Kimmel Live Gluten, according to the Internet, is composed of the gliadin and glutenin proteins and is responsible for the elasticity of dough. The more you know! The reason people hate on it? Gluten intolerance is commonly known as celiac disease, which affects one in every 141 people in the United States. Sounds pretty rough … if you actually have that. Not if someone in your yoga class told you gluten is bad and you talk about it just to sound trendy. More classic Kimmel clips after the jump … 21 Jimmy Kimmel Live Moments That Crack Our Funny Bone Open Slideshow 1. Jimmy Kimmel Asks Kids “Do You Know Any Naughty Words?” Inspired by a very funny YouTube video of a kid listing all of the bad words he knows … Jimmy Kimmel asks mor kids if they know any naughty words. View As List 1. Jimmy Kimmel Asks Kids “Do You Know Any Naughty Words?” Inspired by a very funny YouTube video of a kid listing all of the bad words he knows … Jimmy Kimmel asks mor kids if they know any naughty words. 2. Jimmy Kimmel Live to Pedestrians: FDR Died! Los Angeles residents are told by a Jimmy Kimmel Live reporter here that FDR just died. Watch them react accordingly. 3. Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Justin Bieber Arrest, Tweets Jimmy Kimmel goes to town here on the Justin Bieber scandal. Watch him make fun of a few choices fan Tweets now. 4. Jimmy Kimmel Pranks John Krasinski and Emily Blunt Jimmy Kimmel pranks John Krasinski and Emily Blunt in this video. And it’s safe to say he gets them good. 5. Jimmy Kimmel China Skit The Chinese community is up in arms against Jimmy Kimmel over this “kill everyone in China” comment. 6. Jimmy Kimmel Halloween Candy Prank What an amazing prank. In this Jimmy Kimmel-inspired video, parents tell their kids that they ate all their Halloween candy. 7. Jimmy Kimmel Live – Lie Witness News (Rock the Bells 2013) Jimmy Kimmel Live takes its Lie Witness News segment to Rock the Bells 2013. Watch! 8. Jimmy Kimmel – Obamacare vs. Affordable Care Act Obamacare is just a nickname for The Affordable Care Act. But Jimmy Kimmel found that people react differently depending on what it’s called. 9. Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Kanye West Interview Jimmy Kimmel mocks an interview Kanye West gave to the BBC in this video. The rapper was none too pleased over it. 10. Jimmy Kimmel Reveals Twerking Fail Prank! Jimmy Kimmel has revealed that the Twerking fail video was a cleverly orchestrated fake. Well, well played. 11. Johnny Depp Kisses Jimmy Kimmel Johnny Depp plants a few kisses on Jimmy Kimmel during this talk show appearance. Hot stuff! 12. Jimmy Kimmel ‘Lie Witness News’ at Coachella Jimmy Kimmel and his Lie Witness News team hit up Coachella 2013. 13. Escape From Gosselin Island Jimmy Kimmel parodies Kate Gosselin’s new reality show with a fun teaser for Escape From Gosselin Island. About sums it up right there. 14. Jimmy Kimmel – Lie Detective Jimmy Kimmel decides to play Lie Detectives and entrap a bunch of (very young) student athletes. It’s hilarious and wrong. 15. Jimmy Kimmel Shows People Octomom Photos Jimmy Kimmel showed a bunch of people on the street photos of Octomom’s porn shoot. Their reactions are hilarious … for us. 16. Jimmy Kimmel Parodies True Detective Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Rogen make their case her to star in True Detective Season 2. They have our vote! 17. Jimmy Kimmel Live at SXSW: Lie Witness News Jimmy Kimmel Live visits SXSW in this hilarious edition of Lie Witness News. Watch him prank annoying music fans now. 18. Jimmy Kimmel Live Asks About Scheduled Earthquake Jimmy Kimmel fools a bunch of Los Angeles residents in this edition of Lie Witness News. Have they heard about the scheduled big earthquake?!? 19. The Kardahsian Konquest: The Taking Of America The Kardashians are taking over the world. That’s the subject of this phony PBS documentary. 20. Jimmy Kimmel Gauges Donald Sterling Reaction This is pretty awesome. Watch as Jimmy Kimmel gauges reaction to Donald Sterling inside an all-black barbershop. 21. Celebrity Curse-Off: Julia Roberts vs. Sally Field It’s a Celebrity Curse-Off! Julia Roberts and Sally Field battle it out on Jimmy Kimmel Live. 22. What is Gluten? – Jimmy Kimmel Live Some people can’t eat gluten for medical reasons, but a lot of people in Los Angeles don’t eat gluten because it’s cool, as Jimmy Kimmel found out.

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Gluten-Free People Don’t Know What Gluten Actually is, Jimmy Kimmel Survey Finds