Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Whole Grains, Half Truths: Real-life Results of the Wheat-free Diet

TV ads, media conversations, magazine articles, even advice from the American Heart Association and USDA (a la Food Pyramid) all agree: eat more whole grains, get more fiber.   What happens when you follow the advice to add more and more whole grains to your diet?   Look around you: App...
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vickie beamish
9/24/08 4:13pm

I would so like to be put in touch with  "The anonymous submitter who is a vegetarian"  so that I may ask for specifics on what she does eat.  Am also vegetarian and have trouble with most diets.  Need to lose a lot of abdominal fat.  If you can assist please pass on my email address.   slogroveATshaw.ca 

thank you.  Vickie

9/24/08 9:05pm

I found your article very interesting. I have had to remove grain feed from my horses since two of them suffered cushing's disease! I will apply the same to my eating habits now and avoid wheat. Many thanks for such an interesting article.

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vickierose
9/25/08 2:48pm

The yogurt I eat contains modified cornstarch - does this count?

10/10/08 7:35am

The one thing I was not prepared for when I stopped eating wheat was that my bowel function also stopped. I should add that I have eated only whole grains for several years, and I believe that the severe decrease in fiber caused the problem. Happily, I am back to normal function now, but I have resumed my consumption of wheat.Undecided

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