Do you ever eat gluten free?

[Anonymous]

Is it a good way to lose weight?

[BellePepper]

HA! Nooooo. Going gluten free is something you only do if you have Celiac Disease. Not only does a gluten free needlessly limit your food choices it also has the potential to be really unhealthy.

Gluten is in wheat, barley, and eye. All those grains are good sources of antioxidants and are good for you in the right amounts. Gluten free products are also more expensive and tend to contain way more sodium but less vitamins and minerals than their gluten-y counterparts.

As a person with food allergies it also bothers me a LOT when people adopt diets like these as a fad. Like if you tell someone you can't eat gluten but then turn around and eat gluten you're giving that person bad information that could really hurt someone who has actual problems with gluten. It's really scary and really insulting to do that to other people.

[justbanANNAz]

I've done it many times but my diet isn't purely gluten free.

[ksoma]

Yes I have, not it isn't.
You eat gluten free if your body has celiac or some other gluten allergy, that causes digestive problems if you eat gluten.

Any other reason to eat gluten free is pointless, and, frankly, dumb.
Glutens are not a source of calories, so as long as your body can process them, choosing to NOT eat them is just some fad.

Now, to be fair, gluten comes from grain, and grain products are high in carbohydrate calories, but if you cut them from your diet, you are losing weight because you are eating less carbs. the lesser gluten intake effects NOTHING.

[Phoenix98]

Nope I don't eat gluten free and honestly it doesn't help you lose weight at all the only reason you should eat gluten free is if you have a health problem or bodily issue like Celiac Disease.

Otherwise don't do it, it's a scam, limits what you can eat by quite a bit and it's long term affects are unhealthy.

Also don't diet at all just eat healthy and meet your bodies dietary needs and exercise that's all you need to do.

Source: professional trainer in training at ISSA.

[JR1989]

You might lose weight because you would stop eating bread, pasta and other complex carbs, but if you substitute it with gluten free food, then you might gain, since gluten free food has more fat or sugar to compensate...

Best way to lose, eat balanced and move

[meatballs21]

No, a balanced diet and exercise are a good way to lose weight. Gluten is just a fad of pseudoscience and misunderstandings that the majority of people should not worry about.

[ObscuredBeyond]

IgG is not pseudoscience. Be thankful barley doesn't make you sick the way it does me.

[Mimi_8]

No people eat gluton free because they have an actual medical condition. It's not associated with loosing weight

[sp33d]

Do you suffer from celiac disease?

Gluten is otherwise harmless, it doesn't make you gain weight. Having a gluten-free diet in no way is somehow better for your health.

[the-mad-german]

if you dont have a allergy for gluten its pointless to eat gluten-free food. And while gluten free food is mostly more expensive its dumb to do so.

[VirginiaBeachBum]

I might have accidentally. It's not something I pay attention to.

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

you'd know. that shit tastes nasty... i've made the ungodly mistake before :|

[VirginiaBeachBum]

I think a lot of things are gluten free (potatoes come to mind) and it's just never been advertised as such. Now it's more of a fad diet thing than anything else, which is why I don't pay attention to it.

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

no, like you'd know for a fact it doesn't have gluten. i can't really explain it, but if you've tried like a gluten free cookie, you'd know what i mean. also, potatoes don't have gluten to begin with. gluten is in wheat based products like rye, wheat or barley, for example

[JC103]

Diets dont work, just make improve your eating habits

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

the point of gluten is to make foods (mainly dough based products) more crumbly and less dry

[Polocrew]

Nah Id loose too many gains, I am on 5.5-6k cals diet till I get up to 240

[Electronica]

Only thing I eat that's gluten free is pussy.

[ravenwolf]

Nope.. scam