Wheat belly

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Subject: RE: Wheat belly

UrsusAdiposimus - 2013-04-08 8:05 PM

Khyron - 2013-04-08 12:56 PM

jmhpsu93 - 2013-04-08 6:05 AM Is there any advantage to just reducing your gluten/wheat intake, as opposed to complete elimination?

If you are one of those affected, like smoking, a little or a lot gives you negative affects. Just cutting back doesn't make much difference. All or nothing.

There's quite a bit of debunking on the wheat belly book (bit too broad with his brush strokes) but if you have a glutten sensitivity, like a lactose sensitivity, you may notice benefits cutting it out. Jordan Rapp (IMC winner) follows that diet.

My 2 year old is allergic (tested) to dairy, wheat, barley, nuts - not strictly glutten but we follow the diet. So hard to find waffles, yogurt, bread, etc and when you do, it's 8 bucks for a normally 2 dollar loaf. Big cost and hassle to go down if glutten doesn't bother you.

Yeah - I have spoken with three professional nutritionists (one is a pro triathlete as well) about the "wheat belly" thing and they have all said, without hesitation, that "gluten free" is a fad with no scientific validity whatsoever. Now, it is possible since they are traditionally-trained nutritionists they are just handmaidens of the gluten-industrial complex, but somehow I doubt it. I have a lot of friends who have tried the gluten free thing and claim it "works," but how it "worked," well, they either can't say or they claim benefits but misattribute or misunderstand them in one of the two following ways: 1) People who report feeling "bloated" when they eliminate gluten then go back on it (thinking they are doing a self-test for gluten sensitivity) generally feel that way because when they eliminated gluten they most likely eliminated stuff like bread, cereal, and pasta, which for most people is their largest source of insoluble fiber. So when you eliminate it from your diet, then suddenly go back on it, your stomach is going to feel weird, but it's the insoluble fiber, which is good for you, that makes you feel that way, not gluten. 2) I know a few people who claim they lost weight by eliminating gluten, but when you dig deeper "eliminating gluten" for them meant not eating muffins and brownies. Pssstt...it wasn't the gluten!!!!!!!! Overall I think if there were validity to the gluten-free fad you would see a lot more pro triathletes doing it, and you don't. Most of them eat tons of pasta, cereal, and bread. And these are people who need every edge possible in training and competition. But what really debunks it for me is that I have never spoken with a professional nutritionist (one who does one-on-one counseling and evaluation as opposed to trying to sell books) who thinks it is even remotely valid. If you have a proven sensitivity or allergy to wheat or gluten, then yes, it makes sense to avoid it. But I know someone who has an egg allergy too - that doesn't mean I need to avoid eggs. I have a friend with a banana allergy too. You can be allergic to almost anything out there, but just because some, or even a lot, of people have an allergy to something doesn't mean its deleterious effects are universal.

Well, gluten IS a scientifically valid cause of problems for people with celiac disease. But yeah I get what you're saying.

The thing is, though, some people with celiac have never been properly diagnosed. They might have very minor symptoms and never correlate it with the disease. The only way they'll find out is if they try out a gluten free diet for awhile and notice improvement, or if they get genetic testing done.

There's no harm in trying a gluten-free diet for awhile if you don't mind the meal planning. Some people will truly improve, others may have a placebo effect, and some won't notice anything.

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