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My wife has her own vegan restaurant/bakery. A lot of the people asking for gluten free goods see it as either A) for losing weight or B) the buzz word of what to avoid. All they are doing is asking for more processed food items. For those with a true sensitivity to it = not crapEvery other fucker = crap

enframed wrote:Yes, it's a fad.Thanks. I've heard that few people actually have an intolerance, but I wasn't sure.

Is this just a fad diet? It seems like a whole lot of people out there suddenly have a gluten intolerance or are evangelizing the benefits of going gluten-free. I'd be interested to hear the pros & cons, skeptics or supporters of this trend. Thanks!

Beer: Gluten-free?

154 wrote:a GF guestIs that like a GFE that stays at your place for a couple of days?

enframed wrote:madmanmunt wrote:Beer: Gluten-free?You can get sorghum beers that are. Others may be but you'd have to do some research. Hard ciders are gluten free, so there's always that.It's crap, I'm afraid. No body. Might be worse than zero-alcohol beer.

enframed wrote:John W. wrote:Is this just a fad diet?Yes, it's a fad. For a long time it's been a therapy for people with Celiac Disease, an auto-immune disorder that prevents gluten from certain grains from being properly broken down in the small intestine. Celiacs can have severe reactions to gluten and often will have a separate toaster for their own gluten-free breads as even the smallest contamination can lead to incredible pain, the smelliest of diarrhea, and other symptoms. The fad dieters think they will lose weight and be healthier by going gluten free, however, likely it's the simultaneous cutting of complex, overly-manufactured carbs, if anything, that may produce this effect. There is some research that shows that people with Crohn's also benefit from gluten-free diets. Ten years ago when my son was diagnosed with Crohn's people looked at us like we were insane for going gluten-free. Now the phrase is practically inescapable.So, it's not crap, but it's unnecessary, and doesn't do any good, for 99% of us.100%.Celiac is specifically gluten-related, yeah, but for the vast majority of people, there's absolutely no reason to give it up. That said, there's plenty of shit in processed white flour wheat crap OTHER than gluten which actually is bad for you in the large amounts that most in the US eat.

P.J. Craven wrote:I have a friend on it and he's looking fit as hell, maybe fitter than ever.That may be, but it's not the avoidance of gluten that's doing it.

I have a friend on it and he's looking fit as hell, maybe fitter than ever. Can't, however, vote as to the nature of the diet's crap/not crapness.

whoisalhedges wrote:enframed wrote:John W. wrote:Is this just a fad diet?Yes, it's a fad. For a long time it's been a therapy for people with Celiac Disease, an auto-immune disorder that prevents gluten from certain grains from being properly broken down in the small intestine. Celiacs can have severe reactions to gluten and often will have a separate toaster for their own gluten-free breads as even the smallest contamination can lead to incredible pain, the smelliest of diarrhea, and other symptoms. The fad dieters think they will lose weight and be healthier by going gluten free, however, likely it's the simultaneous cutting of complex, overly-manufactured carbs, if anything, that may produce this effect. There is some research that shows that people with Crohn's also benefit from gluten-free diets. Ten years ago when my son was diagnosed with Crohn's people looked at us like we were insane for going gluten-free. Now the phrase is practically inescapable.So, it's not crap, but it's unnecessary, and doesn't do any good, for 99% of us.100%.Celiac is specifically gluten-related, yeah, but for the vast majority of people, there's absolutely no reason to give it up. That said, there's plenty of shit in processed white flour wheat crap OTHER than gluten which actually is bad for you in the large amounts that most in the US eat.Which is why, you should eat, naturally fermented, prefferably organic, breads. (shameless self-promotion, you Portlanders can get it easy)Aside from the true celiacs, most people's indigestion is coming from the sugars and hyperprocessed garbage, that goes into MOST commercially available bread.