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Wheat Belly Book - Problems that wheat causes

posted 8 months ago | Report

Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin has just released a book on the problems with wheat and how we should all go wheat free. His blog - http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/

Has anyone read the book, and if you have, what are your thoughts?

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  • Paul M.
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    I say this as the father of a son with a gluten allergy (so I know a thing or two on the subject) Hogwash!! This is a disturbing example of taking a very real medical condition and turning it into a fad diet.

    posted 8 months ago

  • Jonny
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    I haven't read the book but I recently heard that djokovic gave up wheat and gluten in his diet and went from world number 3 to 1, with a 40 game unbeaten run.

    posted 8 months ago

  • Scott M.
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    No one should EVER go wheat free unless you have a medical reason, like Celiac disease. A lot of the gluten-free junk is not only higher in calories (it truly is, look it up) the other "fillers" are not really all that great for the body most of the time.

    I have to concur with my friend Paul, this is a shameless attempt to create a fad diet , and make even more money on it. some estimated 20 million or so Americans have a medical gluten issue of some kind and need to avoid it, for the rest of us (as many, many nutritionist have said) " If you don't have a medical issue related to gluten then there is no medical reason to avoid it"

    For every study you can find that says one thing, you can find one that says another, the responsible thing to do is talk to you own doctor if you think you may have an issue, if you do not have a medical issue I think it's irresponsible to cut anything from your diet completely.

    My 2 cents, leave the fad diets to the people for which they are medically necessary. I have not read the book but like Paul I also have a unique knowledge of this particular medical condition, and have spoken a lot to people who specialize in this area, I suppose that's why feel so strongly about it (my apologies if my rant offended anyone as it was not my intention)

    Thanks

    posted 8 months ago

  • Christine O.
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    I have to say, do what works for you. I have to avoid gluten, legumes, lactose, and cruciferous vegetables because of severe IBS and it is beyond hard. If you feel good eating wheat then enjoy but if you feel better cutting it out and eating more fruits and vegetables then do that.

    posted 8 months ago

  • Barbara H.
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    I have not read the book. You did not mention if you think you are having problems with gluten. So I don't want to presume either way. I will just share my thoughts...I am gluten intolerant (and casein intolerant). I don't eat gluten because it makes me miserable. I would not be surprised if there aren't a lot of folks out there that do not realize that they have problems with it (it took me 35 years), but I would not recommend eliminating gluten if you don't really need to. It is inconvenient, wheat is a good source of fiber, and GF products can be over-processed and high in sugar.

    posted 7 months ago

  • Jenny S.
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    I've gone wheat free and feel much better. I don't replace wheat with gluten free JUNK. Instead I eat meat, veggies, eggs, and fruit nothing processed. I eat more, feel better and have gained muscle and lost fat. I wouldn't call eating real food a fad diet but I'm not offended. I won't go back to wheat.

    posted 7 months ago

  • Molly F.
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    If you can eat wheat, girl...do it! :) I have Celiac and an oat allergy...trying to marathon train is really tricky. I think that people confuse refined 'white' carbs with "wheat"...when I say eat wheat, I mean good whole grain with all the fiber. As a trainer I unfortunately have to read every new 'diet' book out there- I either missed this one.. or skipped it! Realize that Cardiologists have less Nutrition training than the average Personal Trainer.....some don't even have ONE nutrition class required for their degree...be very careful who you listen to:)

    posted 6 months ago

  • Peter B.
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    I agree with Jenny above.
    I went grain free 10 months ago and never felt better.
    Actually, my training got easier since then and I ran my best marathon month ago.
    Check Maffetone method - there is no need to go high carb to train.
    I don't care about gluten-free junk, I eat real food instead - meat, eggs, veggies and tubers.
    And yes, I bought the book the day it went out and can't recommend it highly enough.

    posted 6 months ago

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