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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a soon-to-be registered dietitian, I am horrified by the "advice" posted here, and the lack-of-science-based comments made here by what I generally assume to be an educated audience.

OP, if you want to lose weight, that is great. But PLEASE, for pete's sake, don't fall for the snake oil fad diets described here. You should NOT "give up gluten" on a whim, "stop eating grains," etc etc. That is dumb, dumb, dumb and yes, I do question these people who all of a sudden claim to feel so much better because they didn't have toast one morning. There are valuable and important vitamins and minerals that you will be missing out on.

Please take this seriously and consult with a PROFESSIONAL, not the arm chair nutrition wanna bes who populate DCUM. In the end, you may do yourself more harm than good.

(And by PROFESSIONAL, I mean a nutritionist or registered dietitian who is licensed and credentialed to practice in your state. I would say start with your doctor, but unfortunately, most MDs have very little training in nutrition.)[/quote]

Why do all these seemingly intelligent people around me fall for the gluten- free crap? And here's the kicker- many of these friends of mine actually will eat gluten, they just preface it with "I shouldn't be eating this" or " Just a little..." My feeling is if they really were emptying themselves into toilets as frequently as they say they are when they eat gluten, they really wouldn't be cheating on this diet. People with real celiac disease really do suffer with this syndrome. All these people do not have celiac disease. So now they claim they have gluten sensitivity? Really? And how have they figured it out? Most are self-diagnosed. One woman I know went to a naturopath and she placed her hand on an "energy plate."  (!!!!) Even allergy testing only comes up with vague sensitivities to food. If everyone dropped these foods on the extensive lists of sensitivities they are given, they would be left with a total of 6-7 food items to eat...and interestingly enough, many of the foods on the list don't provide symptoms for them. I recently looked at the list of foods a friend of mine was given to avoid from a food sensitivity test- a blood test not covered by insurance, BTW.  Realistically, she could not actually avoid all these foods- these are ingredients in everything! It would take a diet of home grown foods and everything would have to be prepared at home. And she wasn't feeling as if many of these food items were ever problems before!

I'm that it is the modern wheat which is to blame. Monsanto, GMOs, hybrid wheat.. etc. So, I did the research. Yes, wheat is different. But, so are most food crops, and modern wheat does not have any different or more gluten protein than wheat form 50 years ago. Joints are inflamed, and we turn to gluten? People may have some other problem such as  RA- why doesn't anyone consider the overuse of antibiotics in foods  over the last three decades as a culprit in all these maladies. Also, why doesn't anyone question food portions, too much processed food, and yes, wait for it, aging...We just don't burn calories the same way and, yes joints will be more painful.  50 isn't the new 30. It's till 50 with botox, so maybe we think we are 30.[/quote]

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