Pros And Cons Of A Gluten Free Diet

What Are the Current Experts Saying about Gluten Free Diets?
According to my sources, wheat products contain various important nutrients, and many of the things we need daily. Many people think that it is healthier to eat gluten free, but it actually can do more harm than good for your health. A gluten free diet can lack many of the most important nutrients in our diet. Michael Specter, a writer for The New Yorker, who wrote “Against the Grain” explains that the problem with cutting wheat out of our diets is that wheat provides “more nourishment than any other source of food.” Also, David Nield, a writer for ScienceAlert, points out in his article that while on a gluten free diet, you are eating less whole grains “which are known to boost

Many people want to eat gluten free because they believe that it will improve their health in numerous ways. John Douillard, a doctor, and bestselling author of multiple natural health books, says in his video “The Dangers of a Gluten-Free Diet” that people think gluten will cause weight gain, increased risk of diabetes, and alzheimer's, but wheat can actually reduce the risk of many of these things. These claims get promoted by books and other things, and eventually it just becomes a social trend. People say that gluten makes them feel bad, or they feel better when they stop eating it. However, Nield says this may be caused by “an all around improved diet.” A lot of the things that people will cut out of their diet when they go gluten free include junk food, so they start eating a healthier diet when they go gluten free. This may be the reason that people believe the things they do about gluten free diets because when you start eating healthier, you will feel better. Douillard believes that the reason for people feeling better when they cut out gluten is that the wheat is grown with more and more pesticides which will damage your ability to digest it. Although some of my sources have different opinions about why people believe gluten makes them feel bad, they all agree that it probably isn’t the

Not only do gluten free options not contain the amount of nutrients that gluten foods have, but also they have more of the bad things. Many people don’t understand that just because they are eating the same food in gluten free form doesn’t mean they are getting the same nutritional value from it. Hey and Shewry note that “gluten-free foods may be depleted in protein and micronutrients compared to conventional diets.” Because gluten free diets don’t have the same nutritional contents as other diets, it can be harmful for your health if you don’t follow the “guidance of an experienced registered dietitian or physician” according to Norelle R. Reilly, a doctor and writer for The Journal of Pediatrics. Unlike the nutrition aspect, the cost of a gluten free diet is something that everyone who is eating this way will encounter. As long as you keep track of what you are eating and following up with a dietitian, you can combat the health effects that could come along with eating gluten free. However, people who are buying “gluten-free products will encounter far greater food costs than gluten containing competitors” (Reilly). The cost is something that everyone who is eating gluten free will have to deal