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Dr. Davis off base
anthony
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 09:22 AMRealistically, how many people can eliminate all wheat from their diet? I bet Dr. Davis hasn't. His idea is interesting but not practical. I bet some of the people he described regainded most of the weight they lost during the brief time they eliminated wheat products. Human beings have eaten wheat for thousands of years.
re: Dr. Davis off base
Laura (About.com Low Carb Diets)
Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 01:58 PMThousands of years isn't actually all that long in the course of human evolution. There's lots of evidence that the starchy foods we started eating around that time haven't done us much good.
If you found out you were allergic to wheat, you would find a way to make it work for the sake of your health. I've been gluten-free for 10 years. Yes, it's a huge adjustment at first, but it certainly can be done.
When it comes to heart disease, I'm curious as to whether he has evidence that the effect comes from the wheat itself or whether it could be the general carb reduction which would usually result from cutting out wheat.
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Totally agree with Dr Davis
Michelle G
Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 03:55 PMI went wheat-free about 2 months ago and I will never go back. I suspected that I had celiac disease and eliminated all gluten and wheat from my diet. I found this to be really easy to do since I prefer fresh, non-processed foods anyway and without any other effort I lost about 10 pounds. I really wasn't even trying to lose any weight. After my tests came back and it turned out that I do not have celiac disease, I still do not eat that junk and have no problem avoiding it completely.re: Totally agree with Dr Davis
Neelesh
Monday, November 12, 2007 at 11:41 AMI assume rice(staple food in South India) is worse than wheat, then. After having a heart attack at 30, and with high LP(a) levels, I am trying to reduce rice and increase wheat in my diet. This is a shocker indeed. Are all the cereals as bad?
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research?
Jenny
Friday, April 04, 2008 at 04:21 PMI would be interested in seeing any clinical studies or other scientific research that has appeared in any professional publications to back this up. Anyone know where I could find some? -
try it yourself
theo
Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 02:27 PMexperiment and try it. that's also data you can use. it's difficult for me to take any assertions at face value. and for years now i've always found it strange that eating wheat didn't make me feel good, and would be contrary to all the claims being made.
being asian, i now eat 2-3 oz of brown rice each night to balance out my meals as an alternative to white rice varieties. now i'm considering replacing that with oatmeal instead, or to cut rice out entirely. what i've found overall is that by reducing my sugar level, i run further, feel stronger, and think more clearly. the trick is how to do it on a daily basis as many meals require staples like [brown] rice.
anyways, i think at the very least, it's good to moderate and reduce the level of wheatstuff and let the evidence [or lack thereof] speak for itself. one doesn't have to rely on studies per se; it's easy to prove/disprove yourself.
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Glutenator
IrvnX
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 12:16 PMI can try that-- it is my sugar laden granola I love, but perhaps that is wheat-free, and my chicken I can "bread" with ground cashews
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