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re: Why does gluten only seem to attack hipsters?
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:39 am to Catman88
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:39 am to Catman88
It does seem to be a very selective affliction doesn't it? While I'm certainly not insinuating that there aren't people with gluten intolerance, the link below sums up at least (IMO) 75% of the anti-gluten crowd. Just goes to show you that people will believe any trend without any understanding of it whatsoever in an effort to be considered part of the "in crowd" of the day
What is gluten?
What is gluten?
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Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:39 am to mouton
quote:Not necessarily a myth but that it is a disease of the mind and not the gut.
Hasnt it come out recently that gluten intolerance outside of celiac disease is a myth???
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:51 am to Winkface
I think it's an adverse reaction to overly tight pants...or girdles, in some cases.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:01 am to Catman88
I was visiting family in Philly and my cousin as gluten issues without having Celiac so he drinks gluten free beer. When going out I noticed that Philly had gluten free beer everywhere. I asked him why it was that way because you hardly see them here. He said a lot of people just want to say they drink gluten free beer for diet reasons. They don't necessarily have problems. So I guess the hipsters are part of the problem.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:08 am to Catman88
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Without fail anytime I hear someone complain that they have a gluten intolerance they turn out to be hipsters.
Where are you running across all these "hipsters" in your daily life?
Also for anyone interested in further reading on the already exhausted topic of faux gluten allergies, there was a good article in the journal over the weekend about the potential adverse health effects of a gluten free diet.
LINK
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Ms. Carroll, the food historian, said the food makers' response to the gluten-free demand echoes what happened when the federal government in the late 1970s issued dietary guidelines calling on Americans to consume less fat. Food companies responded with a number of low-fat products that often contained more sugar, and the same number of calories as other products.
"Everyone thought they were healthy so people ate more of those foods and ended up gaining weight," said Ms. Carroll. "Fat consumption went down and obesity rose at the same time in the 1980s."
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Many nutritionists say their biggest concern centers on the plethora of gluten-free snacks and desserts that exists today. "Ten years ago a gluten-free diet would have helped you lose weight because you'd have cut out a lot of products like muffins and bread," said Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington, D.C., advocacy group. "The gluten-free fad has actually undermined people's health because now there are gluten-free varieties of all that junk food. Whether your doughnut is gluten-free or not, it's still a doughnut."
For now, interest in gluten-free remains strong—though there are signs that may have peaked. The share of survey respondents saying they are trying to avoid gluten was 29.4% in May, according to market research firm NPD Group Inc. That is down from a peak of more than 30% late last year, but higher than the 25.5% measured four years ago.
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About two million to three million Americans, less than 1% of the population, suffer from that hereditary condition, known as celiac disease. The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness says research shows another 18 million Americans have gluten sensitivity, experiencing discomfort without the intestinal damage.
so less than 1% actually have a disease and the other 18 million folks have what we used to call weak stomachs. sounds like a "craze" that's due for a valley soon.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:19 am to Rohan2Reed
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Many nutritionists say their biggest concern centers on the plethora of gluten-free snacks and desserts that exists today. "Ten years ago a gluten-free diet would have helped you lose weight because you'd have cut out a lot of products like muffins and bread," said Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington, D.C., advocacy group. "The gluten-free fad has actually undermined people's health because now there are gluten-free varieties of all that junk food. Whether your doughnut is gluten-free or not, it's still a doughnut."
Yeah, I think that is a problem. I mean, I might indulge in something like that every once in a while, but for me, I just changed my diet to not be based around grains and carbs.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:28 am to OTIS2
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I think it's an adverse reaction to overly tight pants...or girdles, in some cases.
If that's the case, then people in the 70's and 80's especially would have come down with it. Can't get into much tighter pants than that.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:31 am to Patrick O Rly
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Yeah, I think that is a problem. I mean, I might indulge in something like that every once in a while, but for me, I just changed my diet to not be based around grains and carbs.
I work with a guy who has celiac and he doesn't go for the gluten-free labeled products, he just eats things that are naturally free of wheat, barley and rye: rice, vegetables, fruit, meat.
The people buying gf spaghetti noodles and chocolate cakes and bread .. I don't get paying the extra money for it. Just accept your fate and do without.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:35 am to Patrick O Rly
Exactly...it's no surprise at how much we overeat carbs in this country. I've cut back my carb intake and I feel much better and I don't crash as much. I have more issues with wheat than gluten products.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:38 am to Rohan2Reed
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The people buying gf spaghetti noodles and chocolate cakes and bread .. I don't get paying the extra money for it. Just accept your fate and do without.
Right. Huge swaths of humanity have eaten regular bread and pasta products for eons.
People thinking they're suddenly onto "something" in when it comes to food, such that they seek out altered products of something people have eaten for centuries on end is hysterical.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:38 am to mouton
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Hasnt it come out recently that gluten intolerance outside of celiac disease is a myth???
Yes. Which makes the replies to this thread so much better. The human mind is an amazing thing.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:48 am to ladytiger118
quote:Go to France. It's carbs and gluten all day, every day. It's also a lot of vegetables, seafood, meat, cheese and wine. Balance.
.it's no surprise at how much we overeat carbs in this country.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:51 am to boom roasted
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She does like Patsy Cline, though.
But probably not ironically.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:01 am to Catman88
I know plenty of suburban republicans who are gluten intolerant or their children are.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:02 am to Rohan2Reed
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Where are you running across all these "hipsters" in your daily life
Aren't you a hipster Rohan?
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:06 am to ladytiger118
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Exactly...it's no surprise at how much we overeat carbs in this country.
We overeat. It's not a carb problem.
Nobody eats more meat than the good ole USA
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:06 am to Rohan2Reed
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The gluten-free fad has actually undermined people's health because now there are gluten-free varieties of all that junk food. Whether your doughnut is gluten-free or not, it's still a doughnut.
My in-laws, several of them morbidly obese, have hopped on the gluten-free bandwagon, sharing recipes for mostly junk food and proclaiming how healthy it is. So far I haven't noticed any change in the avoirdupois.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:08 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Huge swaths of humanity have eaten regular bread and pasta products for eons.
The Paleo movement disagrees with your historical analysis.....not that I agree with Paleo's. But a few centuries is not enough time for the human body to evolve into being able to handle processed gluten. And quite probably the people eating gluten for the last few centuries had occurrences of gluten intolerance in the population but it was not able to be diagnosed back then. Those people were just labeled with the catch-all "sickly" term.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:09 am to skullhawk
Parts of China are getting close.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:25 am to Mike da Tigah
science shows less than 5% of people are gluten sensitive
its a fad and made up thing. just eat real food
its a fad and made up thing. just eat real food
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