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Is Gluten the Real Culprit? Or is it RoundUp?
Unless you live out of a van, you’ve probably heard about gluten (a protein found in wheat, barley and rye) and the health benefits of removing it from your diet. As a dietitian, I went from learning that gluten-free diets were just a fad to working for a health practitioner that believed that gluten could cause just about anything. So, after practicing in both of these extremes, I now consider myself more of a gluten moderate, and I’ll explain why.
The gluten spectrum
First, let’s take a look at the gluten spectrum. On one end of the spectrum, we have practitioners who roll their eyes at gluten. They act as though digestive symptoms associated with gluten are all figments of the imagination, and patients should just be satisfied with their vague diagnoses of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Then, on the other end of the spectrum, there are practitioners who attribute digestive issues, skin reactions, mood swings, autoimmune disease, and any unexplained symptoms to gluten, treating it as a medical scapegoat. Some practitioners would include all of the following as gluten-related health issues:
- Celiac disease
- Osteoporosis
- Anemia
- Cancer
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Lupus
- Any autoimmune disease
- Anxiety
- Dementia
Source: http://truthisscary.com/2014/11/is-gluten-the-real-culprit-or-is-it-roundup/
