As we all know, wheat, rye, barley and some other products have a specific type of protein called gluten. If you check the ingredients of cereals, breads, and grains, you will see it. So, Gluten Free Diet, has everything except these.
Gluten is used in a lot of products as a great substance to keep elasticity in food intact while it is fermenting. Furthermore, some companies want to offer food products with gluten to ensure the food are top stick together and to make them more chewy as well.
However, some people are diagnosed with certain problems which force them to avoid consuming gluten, so they follow a gluten free diet. Moreover, even normal people can follow this diet as it has amazing benefits for our body
This list provides the top 8 benefits of Gluten Free Diet:
1- Gluten free diet improves the cholesterol levels in the body and promotes digestive health.
2- It increases energy levels, and you can recognize this change since the first day.
3- It reduces the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, certain cancers, and diabetes as well.
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4- Gluten free diet also eliminates unhealthy and processed foods like fried food, bread, sweats, unhealthy oils, etc. from your diet.
5- It promotes healthy weight-loss, as gluten play a major role in increasing your weight.
6- It will be great for you if you have irritable bowel syndrome and arthritis.
7- You will obviously have to eat gluten- free food like fruits and vegetables, which will provide even more benefits.
8- It will protect your body from many viruses and germs as you will be eating healthier food which contain more antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
These 8 amazing benefits will actually be the key for a good health, so don’t wait more. Look at gluten free diet as a healthy diet, not a punishment and let’s start with it today.
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I cannot seem to find any research relating to these 8 benefits. Maybe you could post a link as a reply. I did however find many research articles stating that a gluten-free diet can be nutritionally deficient. Many gluten free foods are supplemented with higher salt, sugar or fat. I cannot put it any better than a paper I came across so I wont try, I shall quote the paper instead:
From the paper: Gluten free diet and nutrient deficiencies: A review
Results
GF-diet was found to be poor in alimentary fiber due in particular to the necessary avoidance of several kinds of foods naturally rich in fiber (i.e. grain) and the low content of fiber of GF product that are usually made with starches and/or refined flours. Micronutrients are also found to be poor, in particular Vit. D, Vit. B12 and folate, in addition to some minerals such as iron, zinc, magnesium and calcium. Moreover, an inadequate macronutrient intake was reported related above all to the focus on the avoidance of gluten that often leaving back the importance of nutritional quality of the choice. In particular, it was found a higher content of both saturated and hydrogenated fatty acids and an increase in the glycemic index and glycemic load of the meal.
Conclusions
Despite the GF-diet is necessary in celiac disease treatment and the attention is on gluten avoidance, the evaluation of nutritional quality of the diet must be considered. Moreover, educational strategies based on the relationship between nutrients and food and human health could be developed to optimize the therapeutic approach in celiac patients.
ref: http://www.clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-5614(16)30088-7/abstract
My friend, everything you mentioned in the Post is based on a scientific study and actual experiments. There may be other studies that differ from this but remain true
I don't doubt you. Could you put some references in please? Where are these scientific studies. I have searched for them and all I can find is an enormous lack of evidence for your claims
There are many resources you can look at
Unless your next reply contains some links to scientific evidence backing up your claim, I will just assume you are talking nonsense and trying to spread harmful information.
Well, take that into account
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