Jimmy Kimmel asks gluten free dieters what gluten is

[Dvae]

...and you can guess the result.

[Joshua G]

Gluten is just the latest marketing fad to sell more crap to consumers.

[baddog]

No doubt

[dyna mo]

[The Porn Nerd]

So....what IS gluten?

[MaDalton]

[wehateporn]

Best to avoid!

[Best-In-BC]

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[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by wehateporn

Best to avoid!

gluten, is that you?

[420]

They don't even know the difference between gluten and carbs.

[venus]

Gluten is a protein composite found in foods processed from wheat and related grain species, including barley, rye, and spelt. Gluten gives elasticity to dough, helping it rise and keep its shape and often gives the final product a chewy texture.

[dyna mo]

it's a bit nutty!

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

The Truth About Gluten
WebMD Feature

More and more groceries and health food stores stock gluten-free products. That?s good news for people with celiac disease, who for health reasons should not eat wheat with gluten.

Yet paradoxically, most of the people who reach for gluten-free products don?t have celiac disease and or even a sensitivity to wheat, Peter H.R. Green, MD, director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, told WebMD. "The market for gluten-free products is exploding. Why exactly we don?t know. Many people may just perceive that a gluten-free diet is healthier."

In fact, it isn?t. For people with celiac disease, a gluten-free diet is essential. But for others, "unless people are very careful, a gluten-free diet can lack vitamins, minerals, and fiber," says Green.

Celiac Disease Serious, Often Undetected

Experts estimate that about 1% of Americans have celiac disease. The condition, caused by an abnormal immune response to gluten, can damage the lining of the small intestine. That, in turn, can prevent important nutrients from being absorbed.

Symptoms of celiac disease include diarrhea, anemia, bone pain, and a severe skin rash called dermatitis herpetiformis. But celiac disease often has few or no symptoms. In part for that reason, only about 5% to 10% of cases are diagnosed in the U.S., Green says.

How can you know if you have celiac disease? The only way is to be tested. The first test is typically a blood test that detects antibodies related to an abnormal immune response. If the blood test is positive, a biopsy is performed to confirm inflammation in the lining of the small intestines.

But What If You Don't Have Celiac Disease?

Some people may be sensitive to gluten but don?t have outright celiac disease. These people may feel better on a diet with less gluten.

So what's wrong with the rest of us trying a gluten-free diet a try to see how we feel?

For starters, going gluten-free means saying no to many common and nutritious foods. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten also shows up in many whole grain foods related to wheat, including bulgur, farro, kamut, spelt, and triticale (a hybrid of wheat and rye). Some celiac disease experts warn patients to steer clear of oats, as well.

Gluten itself doesn?t offer special nutritional benefits. But the many whole grains that contain gluten do. They?re rich in an array of vitamins and minerals, such as B vitamins and iron, as well as fiber.

Studies show that whole grain foods, as part of a healthy diet, may help lower risk of heart disease, type-2 diabetes, and some forms of cancer. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that half of all carbohydrates in the diet come from whole grain products.

To be sure, a few whole grains don?t contain gluten, including amaranth, millet, and quinoa. But they are far less common than gluten-containing grains. Meeting the dietary guidelines goal is very tough if you have to eliminate wheat, barley, rye, kamut, and other gluten-containing whole grains.

The Risks of Going Gluten-Free

Because wheat is ubiquitous in the American diet, completely eliminating gluten requires adopting a whole new diet. You would have to up most breads, crackers, breakfast cereals, conventional pastas, pastry goods, and a wide range of processed foods made with small amounts of gluten.

"And any time you eliminate whole categories of food you?ve been used to eating, you run the risk of nutritional deficiencies," said Green. A 2005 report from the American Dietetic Association warned that gluten-free products tend to be low in a wide range of important nutrients, including B vitamins, calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium, and fiber.

There?s little point in taking that risk unless you genuinely have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. "Eating a healthy gluten-free diet means paying constant attention to what you eat. This isn?t something that anyone should do casually," said Green.

There?s also little point in eliminating just some gluten. For people who are sensitive, even trace amounts can cause damage to the small intestines. "So an almost gluten-free diet isn?t going to help if you have a problem."

Choosing gluten-free foods has another drawback. Most gluten-free alternatives, such as pasta and bread, are significantly more expensive than their conventional counterparts. A 2007 survey conducted by Green and his colleagues found that gluten-free pastas and breads were twice the price of conventional products, for instance.

The bottom line: If you think you may have a problem with gluten, get tested.

Making Smart Choices on a Gluten-Free Diet

Thanks to the increasing selection of gluten-free foods, it has become far easier for people with true gluten problems to eat healthy diets. "People who have had [celiac] disease for 15 and 20 years are astounded at the selection of gluten-free foods out there," Green said.

Unfortunately, not all the foods being marketed are healthy. Some are high in saturated fat or cholesterol. Others may be high in calories but contain very little in the way of nutrition. A slew of herbal remedies have also hit the market, promising to ease gluten sensitivity. There?s little evidence that any of them help, Green said.

The basis of a healthy gluten-free diet, as with any diet, should be natural foods. Lean meats and fish, fruits and vegetables, and low-fat dairy products are all safe for people with celiac disease. Grains that don?t contain gluten, such as quinoa and amaranth, are another healthy option. More and more products are being made with such grains, from breads and breakfast cereals to pastas.

Clinical trials are currently under way of drugs that may help ease celiac disease. A vaccine for celiac disease is also under investigation.

Even if such approaches work, they aren?t likely to cure the condition entirely, however. "The treatments under investigation are probably going to be useful mostly for lessening the damage caused by occasional lapses in the diet," Green said. People with celiac disease will continue to have to eliminate wheat products from their diet. Fortunately, growing awareness of the prevalence of these conditions should continue to make that challenge easier.

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[JuicyBunny]

American food, no matter how you slice it, is poison. Gluten or no gluten the shit food being grown by Monsanto and others is bad news.

If you don't grow it (non-GMO) or raise it and slaughter it, you are eating poison, imho.

I've been in Japan for 5 months. Have lost 44 pounds. I avoid western food and western food makers like the plague.

I eat food from our family farm as much as possible. They use ZERO insecticides.

My blood pressure went from 168/93 to 111/70.

The gluten hype is just another way to get most end users to pay more for food that is bad to begin with. For people who have celiac disease and other intestinal disorders, I suggest moving to another country.

[klinton]

Originally Posted by JuicyBunny

American food, no matter how you slice it, is poison. Gluten or no gluten the shit food being grown by Monsanto and others is bad news.

If you don't grow it (non-GMO) or raise it and slaughter it, you are eating poison, imho.

I've been in Japan for 5 months. Have lost 44 pounds. I avoid western food and western food makers like the plague.

I eat food from our family farm as much as possible. They use ZERO insecticides.

My blood pressure went from 168/93 to 111/70.

The gluten hype is just another way to get most end users to pay more for food that is bad to begin with. For people who have celiac disease and other intestinal disorders, I suggest moving to another country.

the most funny thing is that civilization creates illnesses as result for bad lifestyle,food etc. and later it try to profit by selling medicines for the same ilnesses........

[BlackCrayon]

Originally Posted by JuicyBunny

American food, no matter how you slice it, is poison. Gluten or no gluten the shit food being grown by Monsanto and others is bad news.

If you don't grow it (non-GMO) or raise it and slaughter it, you are eating poison, imho.

I've been in Japan for 5 months. Have lost 44 pounds. I avoid western food and western food makers like the plague.

I eat food from our family farm as much as possible. They use ZERO insecticides.

My blood pressure went from 168/93 to 111/70.

The gluten hype is just another way to get most end users to pay more for food that is bad to begin with. For people who have celiac disease and other intestinal disorders, I suggest moving to another country.

you must of been eating like absolute shit before. you can eat right without moving to another country. if you went to the doctor with that kind of blood pressure they would tell you to go to the hospital.

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by JuicyBunny

American food, no matter how you slice it, is poison. Gluten or no gluten the shit food being grown by Monsanto and others is bad news.

If you don't grow it (non-GMO) or raise it and slaughter it, you are eating poison, imho.

I've been in Japan for 5 months. Have lost 44 pounds. I avoid western food and western food makers like the plague.

I eat food from our family farm as much as possible. They use ZERO insecticides.

My blood pressure went from 168/93 to 111/70.

The gluten hype is just another way to get most end users to pay more for food that is bad to begin with. For people who have celiac disease and other intestinal disorders, I suggest moving to another country.

the bullshit is as bad as the gluten in this thread.

[John-ACWM]

yeah, how ironic...

[seeandsee]

Gluten is main problem of sport today, lol

[PR_Glen]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

the bullshit is as bad as the gluten in this thread.

yeah no shit...

[pornguy]

Originally Posted by venus

Gluten is a protein composite found in foods processed from wheat and related grain species, including barley, rye, and spelt. Gluten gives elasticity to dough, helping it rise and keep its shape and often gives the final product a chewy texture.

Yes hun and had you answered him that way, it would have been cut from the video because it does not give the info that he wants.

[CaptainHowdy]

[The Porn Nerd]

So....gluten for lunch everyone? I'm buyin'!!

[Rochard]

True story...

[baddog]

Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

you must of been eating like absolute shit before. you can eat right without moving to another country. if you went to the doctor with that kind of blood pressure they would tell you to go to the hospital.

No kidding; he eats like shit and blames Monsanto. I am a lifetime resident of the US and I am not overweight nor do I have high blood pressure.

[romeo22]

as he said its so sad......They use gluten but they dont know what is it!must important its effective!!

[mineistaken]

One word: trendy.

[czarina]

LOL! Typical!

[Jim_Gunn]

Reminds me of back on the Man Show when they got women to sign a petition to ends women's suffrage, lol.

[media]

Im glad there's not a hell of a lot of gluten in the Widmer Hefeweizen that I drink..

[SekobA]

Originally Posted by mineistaken

One word: trendy.

seems like every1 use it lately

[LAJ]

LOL... such bullshit. Everyone nowadays is allergic to some food or ingredient.

I seem to recall as a kid in the 70s and 80s that there was NONE of this.

[Jim_Gunn]

Originally Posted by LAJ

LOL... such bullshit. Everyone nowadays is allergic to some food or ingredient.

I seem to recall as a kid in the 70s and 80s that there was NONE of this.

There wasn't any autism or Asperger's either. Nowadays it seems like 50% of young people and mothers who have children claim they have it or that their children have it.

[LAJ]

Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn

There wasn't any autism or Asperger's either. Nowadays it seems like 50% of young people and mothers who have children claim they have it or that their children have it.

Exactly. Back then you were written off as weird or different, teased about it, and you either rose above it or you failed lol.

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by baddog

No kidding; he eats like shit and blames Monsanto. I am a lifetime resident of the US and I am not overweight nor do I have high blood pressure.

Canuck counterpart here.

I turn 50 this Aug. - and weigh 172lbs at 5'9". Zero high blood pressure (I check it a few times a year).

But I stay very active - extreme hiking, mountain-biking...a lot of walking. Yet I never watch what I eat (first at the table - last to leave).

[American Psycho]

....sheep

[The Heron]

My mom actually has Celiac disease and going truly gluten free is a complete pain in the ass. Anyone doing a gluten free diet for fun is an idiot x2 because they probably aren't actually gluten free but just pretending. When my mom has gluten she has horrible stomach problems, so you know when she 'cheats'. So she is stuck eating crap tasting food that's expensive.

[KillerK]

Originally Posted by LAJ

LOL... such bullshit. Everyone nowadays is allergic to some food or ingredient.

I seem to recall as a kid in the 70s and 80s that there was NONE of this.

They also had real beef in burgers, not filler bullshit.

The food companies have slowly ass fucked us all for the almighty profit.

When did Coke change? That was the beginning of the end for our health.