glutens bad for you?

Careful of misinformation and fads when it comes to health

http://www.m.webmd.com/diet/features/truth-about-gluten

 

Honestly the more you read about the food the only realisation is;

We shouldn't be eating anything because someone can justify a reason for it to be bad for you. It's all cobwash. =]
I do not have coeliac disease, I've been tested, but I know that eating certain gluten free products benefits me greatly than the not so gluten free products.
Lack of vitamins? Ha! Most vitamins are exhausted from food when they start to cook.

 

Gluten is very bad for you because it causes inflammation in the body. People who eliminate gluten from their diet, even if they don't have Celiacs, notice an almost immediate difference in how they feel (more energy and a sense of well being), and they even think more clearly.

WebMD is probably the last source I would use for health advice. You might as well turn to Pfizer for health advice, since WebMD are nothing more than shills for big pharma and the conventional health wisdom that has made so much of the population obese and chronically sick. WebMD will also tell you that whole grains are an essential part of the diet (false), and that saturated fat is bad for you (also false).

 

Conventional knowledge from medical professionals > hipster bs. Consider the source and drop the conspiracy theory bs. Thats all im gonna say

 

In this case I think hipster BS is right on the money.

 

If you dont believe webmd ask any dietitian or nutrition profeasor

 

Well, many of the vitamins and minerals in wheat mentioned in the article were added by decree of the government to prevent diseases caused by nutrient deficiency. When this occurred, I can't really remember when but maybe the 30s or 40s, this was a huge problem due to poverty and difficulty in eating a well balanced diet. Food was, and still is, commonly fortified to balance an incomplete diet.

So to be fair, while the WebMD article is technically true it is only a half truth as it only pertains to people who don't otherwise eat a well balanced diet. It is possible to get all necessary nutrients without eating wheat if you have access to a good variety of vegetables, fruit, and meat.

 

Well according to webd I'm riddled with cancers and have a host of psychological problems and diseases including AIDS!

 

You read one article from a website funded by drug companies, and suddenly there is a consensus that gluten isn't bad for you based on that one article?

Wow. Critical thinking 101.

There are plenty of people who are experts in the field of nutrition that will tell you gluten is bad. WebMD is loaded with the same bad health advice doctors give to their patients. Most doctors don't know shit about nutrition because it isn't taught to them in college, and most of what they do know comes from places like WebMD. That's why so many people are sick and fat.

I will agree that the recent gluten-free trend is rather annoying, since it has spawned yet another industry that churns out junk food sold under the guise of it being healthy, though the benefits of a wheat free/gluten free diet are well documented despite the recent fad.

 

Was gonna say some stuff but I think I'll stick with just saying that first paragraph is what I woulda said-close to it. Yea, for celiacs it's even more important as it's an actually food allergy on top of the inflammation thing. But yea, let me tell you... I am not allergic to gluten BUT I am... in a way that I have various inflammatory illnesses that I can ONLY control when I am eating either no or very little gluten. Arthritis is one of them that I notice a HUGE difference in whether I am consuming gluten or not.

So, anyway people can say all they want that not consuming gluten is just a fad and yea, maybe that's true for people who don't know why they're not eating gluten...and that only gluten-allergic people benefit from not consuming it... but I know what makes my body function correctly and what doesn't.

 

I minored in nutrition and if I go back to school eventually will major in it.

And btw, I've had dietitians try to sit there and tell me (in a rehab facility years ago) that we are eating all carbs- white breads and rice and stuff ... because we need to follow the food pyramid and the food pyramid at that time said like 8-12 servings of bread and cereal group. And they told me that was the most healthy. And I argued with them and got the person who dealt with complaints to come and switch my meals to all vegetables and meat mostly-lil fruit and milk but none of that white bread carb shit. In any case, my point is many dieticians are completely stupid. That food pyramid doesn't even exist anymore (and the new one isn't perfect either but better than that one that they tried to tell me was the MOST HEALTHY WAY TO EAT.)

 

I don't understand the old school 8 -12 servings of bread and cereal recommendation. I love pasta and bread but I've never been able to eat that much in a day. No wonder people are fat.

 

That old food pyramid was totally wacky but the crazy thing is that is how a lot of people still eat. And that is how institutions used to feed people. (including schools, obviously... hospitals too, geez)... and the worst part of it is, all those institutions such as schools and hospitals mostly serve simple carbs too.

And yea, haha... when I used to look at that old food pyramid when I was younger I'd think "hm, I had two pieces of bread w my sandwich and one bowl of ceral... how am I supposed to get my other 5-9 servings of the bread and cereal group?" hahaha yea I was young then and I'd really puzzle over it... "hm, maybe I'll eat a half a bagel and then.... hmmm?"

 

Oh and then of COURSE they put fats and oils right up at the top of the pyramid- "use sparingly".... not even noting any difference between omega 3's and other healthy fats (mono and polyunsaturated). (When most people with two brain cells know how important healthy fats are for diet).


So, yea, I'm just not gonna say "oh, some dietician told me this"....

 

I ate some gluten free Chex cereal and was amazed at how "clean" it tasted.

If somebody talked to a "professional" about an article they read on webmd, you'd hear "don't look things up on the internet". It's true .. they discourage people from *learning* and doing their own research. I had some nurse tell me to not look things up on the internet and I couldn't decide between feeling offended by his arrogant ignorance or laughing for what I knew he didn't know (such as, the particular sources I use in doing independent research .. if he knew, he'd swallow his judgmental words and realize he wasn't talking to an "idiot"). Very frustrating.

The best way to test the validity of information on a site like webmd is cross reference. Most places cite references .. gotta check the references. That's the way to do it.

 

I would never go to WebMD for health info. The site, from the few times I ended up there... well, I'll describe it this way- the few times I ended up there was when I searched health symptoms.. .like type 6 symptoms into google and there WebMD is telling me it could be A, B, C or D. Anyways, didn't seem very useful... maybe like a source I'd use if I was a kid or something.

 

Gluten is a miracle of nature. Gluten in wheat is what gives bread dough it's elasticity.
When the dough is kneaded, it's stretched and folded, creating a matrix that allows the yeast colonies a place to reproduce, digesting some of the sugars in the wheat and expelling gasses. Those gasses expand into the gluten matrix, causing little voids that give bread it's light and fluffy texture when baked. Gluten-free bread is heavy by comparison. Without enough gluten in the dough, the matrix cannot be formed or collapses because the dough lacks the necessary elasticity.

 

Not all polyunsaturated fats are healthy. If we're talking omega-3 polyunsaturated fats from fish, then yes, they are healthy. However, if we're talking polyunsaturated fats in the forum of omega-6 fatty acids, which are inflammatory and chemically unstable, and found in vegetable oils like corn and canola oil, then they should be avoided at all costs. The ideal ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 is 1:1. The standard American diet is 1:20 in favor of omega-6, which leads to all sorts of inflammatory responses within the body.

It's actually saturated and monosaturated fats your body needs most, as they are the most readily used by the body for energy. Saturated fats from healthy, whole food sources like coconut oil, butter and grass-fed beef are extremely good for you, despite some of the outdated information that was put out in the 70s and still persists to this day thanks to the FDA and establishment publications that promote this outdated health "wisdom" that is literally making people sick.

 

Aw, jeeze..

Liz Taylor was less finicky..

 

I've never had a diet based on a food pyramid. I'm not even certain I've seen a food pyramid?

Anyway, for years I was suffering from IBS. I had tests and all and everything came back smoothe. Doctor told me that I would have been eating certain trigger foods that cause the inflammation in my gut. My missus bein Chinese loves to cook wih her sauces and all that jazz and the doctor said to keep a diary of what you eat and when you're sick. So I did. My missus helped out by buying gluten free products and bobs your uncle, problem solved.
I can manage it all now. Unfortunately gluten free products aren't tasty. I thought my bread was jelly. :rofl:

I do not agree with the article.