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[svcw]

I get there are people who may have an issue.......very few.
The hysteria is boring and annoying.

[Sacajaweau]

Gluten free....no milk....no meat....no bread...and everyone is overweight and diabetes is off the wall.

[jeffc]

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.

[muir_redwoods]

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

[workerbee]

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!

[Alex Murphy]

"Have you tried gluten-free food? It needs gluten! I don't know what gluten is, but apparently it's delicious!"
-- John Pinette

[MarMema]

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.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I don’t have any interest in my gluten intake, but I point out to people that spend money on gluten free stuff that you can go to an Asian grocery and by mountains of rice & rice noodles for chump change and they are gluten free. Yeah I know you can buy glutenous rice, but you gotta look for that.

I use both because I happen to like them. And they store very well for prepping...cheaply. A word to the wise.....

[Amntn]

Bump

[blackpacific]

The “danger” stated in the article is that individuals will cut out the middle man and go straight to the current research, something which doctors rarely have time to do. The topic of grains, and how to prepare and eat them is not something that one arrives at from reading a short article in a tabloid. The Weston Price Foundation has great information on how to prepare grains and nuts, such as soaking them to remove natural toxins (e.g. fitates). Living foods are another area that modern man is beginning to rediscover, those little “angels” that bear us up lest we dash our foot against a stone. :)

[JoeProBono]

[Mashood]

I liken this gluten-free nonsense to the Alar scam. Same M.O.