Gluten Free Diets
Julia
If you have celiac disease.
What is this disease?
It is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have this disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins, and lip balms.
If you do not have it should you go on a gluten free diet?
The down side:
• Some people diagnosing themselves with gluten intolerance really have it - but, by going on this unsupervised, they are masking the signs that would allow a doctor to get an exact diagnosis and look for related problems, such as fragile bones, says Peter Green, director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University in New York.
• may end up short on vitamins.
• specialty foods are expensive.
• can be fattening. Manufacturers aiming for a yummy wheat-free bagel or bread often rely on fat to replace gluten
What are the benefits?
You do not eat processed foods, and eat more healthier foods. As with any diet consult your doctor.
The question is, is gluten free diets another fad diet. If you feel that the low carb diet was a fad, then yes this diet is a fad if you do not have Celiac disease. If not planned correctly gluten free diets like any other diet can do more harm than good. If you have Celiac disease then you have to avoid gluten.
If you do not have Celiac disease, stop jumping from diet to diet. Eat right, eat healthy, there is no magic formula that is going to make you drop 100 pounds over night.
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