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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't wait until we can look back and realize the silliness that is gluten-free (for non-celiacs) and the obsession with genetically modified/paleo. It takes humility to realize we weren't always right with our food choices in the past because we just didn't know enough. But so many people are CERTAIN that what they are doing today is RIGHT. PP, Marketing, yes![/quote]

As someone with Celiac, I am happy that gluten free is popular because more gluten free foods have become available. I am puzzled by people who think that they will lose weight by replacing processed food with gluten free processed food. [/quote]

I had to go gluten free for a short period because my doctor wanted to see if that might be connected to some digestive troubles I had (it wasn't, and we figured out the problem).  I did lose weight, but the reason I lost weight is because if you exclude ALL food with gluten, it actually greatly reduces ready-made food that you can eat.  So I simply ate a lot less, because, at the time, most everything available (in vending machines, et cetera) had gluten.

So I think people mistakenly conclude that going gluten free will help them lose weight.  But I think people who go gluten free tend to lose a little weight because they just end up eating so much less.  Of course, with more readily available gluten free foods, that will change.  and perhaps then people will see that it wasn't the "gluten free" aspect of their diet that helped them lose weight.[/quote]

Yeah I did this too for about six months because I have thyroid disease and read that it might help, because I still felt sick w/ meds. I avoided the processed GF foods (except for treats) and changed the way I ate to include even more vegetables and subbed in grains like quinoa. Just like being a vegetarian, a GF diet can help make you healthier because it eliminates a bunch of food you could otherwise eat (fast food, brownies in the office, etc). Of course, if you redirect your choices to GF junk good, that won't help much. [/quote]

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