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The dangers of going gluten-free
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| September 10, 2013
| Cathy Gulli
Posted on 09/12/2013 5:35:47 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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To: Third Person
To: rickmichaels
I get there are people who may have an issue.......very few.
The hysteria is boring and annoying.
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posted on
09/12/2013 5:39:49 PM PDT
by
svcw
(We do not fear death, as much as we fear no one will remember us.)
To: rickmichaels
Gluten free....no milk....no meat....no bread...and everyone is overweight and diabetes is off the wall.
To: rickmichaels
Very few people have celiac disease and the whole country goes on a (practically forced) gluten-free diet? Lemmings.
More whole milk, real butter, real cheddar cheese and regular bread for me, thanks.
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posted on
09/12/2013 5:47:17 PM PDT
by
jeffc
(The U.S. media are our enemy)
To: Sacajaweau
...and everyone is overweight and diabetes is off the wall. I have a theory about that: I don't watch much TV but when I do I DVR what I want to see. Still, FF'ing through the commercials it seems like every other ad is for food, whether it is for a restaurant or something available in a supermarket, so many food ads - and you know the food never looks in the store or restaurant like it does on TV! And the ads repeat themselves every ten minutes. Just watching the ads blip on by quickly makes me hungry.
That's my theory.
Should I tweet Bloomberg and he can make the ads go away? (/s)....
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posted on
09/12/2013 5:52:19 PM PDT
by
jeffc
(The U.S. media are our enemy)
To: svcw
I’ve list 45lbs on a gluten free diet . I used to live on caffeine to get thru the day. Now I have tons of energy. I eat some processed gf foods but the diet has actually prompted me to eat more fruits nd veggies than ever.
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posted on
09/12/2013 5:52:34 PM PDT
by
Josa
To: Sacajaweau
In 1950, the rate of diabetes in the US was .78% of the population, today it's over 11%. Obesity is not the cause of diabetes in all cases. Mr. Peel, suffered a massive stroke 7 years ago due to undiagnosed diabetes. He was normal weight at the time. The insulin that he was on caused him to balloon in weight. He needed 5 injections a day. For years, I've been experimenting with his diet, until I finally hit upon a combination of foods - he now requires 0 injections a day, takes no diabetes medication and has (so far) lost 22 pounds.
The change for me was to totally eradicate any man-made / genetically processed foods from his diet. So, even though I laud Campbell's and Kellogg's for going gluten free, for us, that's not our problem. The genetically modified soy that is added to cereals and breads is more deadly to Mr. Peel than wheat gluten.
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posted on
09/12/2013 5:57:03 PM PDT
by
MrsEmmaPeel
(a government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
To: Josa
As I said before..........
there maybe an issue for some people (very few)........
the hysteria is over blown and boring
(ok I may not have said boring)
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posted on
09/12/2013 5:57:11 PM PDT
by
svcw
(We do not fear death, as much as we fear no one will remember us.)
To: MrsEmmaPeel
Mrs. Emma Peel
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posted on
09/12/2013 5:59:32 PM PDT
by
svcw
(We do not fear death, as much as we fear no one will remember us.)
To: rickmichaels
I love gluten. Its a valuable protein that has supported a big piece of humanity for centuries. This hysteria reminds me of the big flap about MSG which, by the way, is found naturally in every piece of meat or fish you’ve ever eaten
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posted on
09/12/2013 6:00:44 PM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
To: rickmichaels
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, in Western culture that isn't political -- and "good diet" is no exception. I give credit to the
Wheat Belly author who seems to shun the celebrity focus on himself.
I figure the best I can do for my kids is the old axiom "moderation in all things" and lots of physical activity. Hey, it's more than my parents did for me!
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posted on
09/12/2013 6:00:45 PM PDT
by
workerbee
(The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
To: MrsEmmaPeel
Tell us more about the diet that you found to work.
To: jeffc
I'm not going gluten free, but that doesn't mean gluten isn't an issue. I only eat whole grains. I don't eat anything with added gluten. I have a strong suspicion that a lot of people with a problem with gluten wouldn't have a problem if the food weren't overprocessed and didn't add pure gluten to boost protein levels.
I do avoid milk fat because of the antibiotics which are added to milk, which tend to settle in the fat. Almond milk tastes better anyway.
IMHO, the problem isn't real food; it's the manufactured stuff that people consume instead.
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posted on
09/12/2013 6:06:43 PM PDT
by
grania
To: rickmichaels
"Have you tried gluten-free food? It needs gluten! I don't know what gluten is, but apparently it's delicious!"
-- John Pinette
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posted on
09/12/2013 6:06:56 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
(Just a common, ordinary, simple savior of America's destiny.)
To: rickmichaels
I have (diagnosed by a gastro md) celiac disease, or celiac sprue.
If you are going to stop eating gluten you should take thiamine supplements.
The reason they began putting wheat into everything was to counter thiamine deficiencies in this country, particularly in the south.
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posted on
09/12/2013 6:13:35 PM PDT
by
MarMema
To: svcw
Food fetishists... yawn...
/johnny
To: grania
Antibiotics added to milk ...? Huh? We were dairy farmers for years and if cows needed medication we strictly followed withdrawal times ... and used test kits to double check.
BECAUSE ... if we shipped “hot” milk with antibiotic residue and it contaminated a whole semi load ... we paid for the tanker load of milk.
Not something we took lightly. We were just average run-of-the-mill farmers ... all our neighbors were likewise leery of causing such a problem.
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posted on
09/12/2013 6:16:37 PM PDT
by
Cloverfarm
(This too shall pass ...)
To: muir_redwoods
I love gluten. Its a valuable protein that has supported a big piece of humanity for centuries.
I wouldn't call it a valuable protein. It is relatively cheap to produce in mass quantities, but as proteins go it is far inferior to animal proteins. The real value in wheat was that it provided a labor-intensive (think slave labor, or serf labor) form of bulk calories. Nutritionally, the best thing you can say is that it keeps you alive. I have no problem having wheat products, as long as they are made with animal fats. But they are for taste only. For nutrition, it is meat and vegetables.
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posted on
09/12/2013 6:17:40 PM PDT
by
jjsheridan5
(never again: done with the Establishment Republicans forever)
To: Benito Cereno
I know you weren’t posting to me - but I’ve lost 19 pounds on Atkins over the last month. The science behind it is well reviewed, and has helped millions lose weight as well as keep it off.
The carbohydrates we consume are typically sugar or flour products, but one of the worst offenders is fruit juice.
Saturated fats themselves are actually easily digested and processed by our bodies - not stored as fat tissue as a carb rich diet. Meat. Butter. Hard cheese. LOTS of vegetables. NO bread, rice, potatoes, etc.
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posted on
09/12/2013 6:21:06 PM PDT
by
datura
(When Democracy Fails, Vote From the Rooftops.)
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