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Offline Wineslob

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Gluten Free?
« on: November 27, 2013, 10:24:14 AM »
Ok, I've seen this being floated across the news, innerwebs, facebook, etc... Everyone and thier mother NEEDS to be Gluten-Free. Even my neighbor is falling for this crap. Friends are falling for this crap. I'd say half of my daughters friends are doing the gluten-free diet. As far as I'm concerned it's nothing more than a "me too! I'm special!" cry for attention. I call BULLSHITE, and I was right:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/when-food-is-family/201311/gluten-free-fad-friend-or-foe

Seriously, WTF is wrong with humans?

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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2013, 10:46:34 AM »
Quote from: Wineslob on November 27, 2013, 10:24:14 AM
Ok, I've seen this being floated across the news, innerwebs, facebook, etc... Everyone and thier mother NEEDS to be Gluten-Free. Even my neighbor is falling for this crap. Friends are falling for this crap. I'd say half of my daughters friends are doing the gluten-free diet. As far as I'm concerned it's nothing more than a "me too! I'm special!" cry for attention. I call BULLSHITE, and I was right:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/when-food-is-family/201311/gluten-free-fad-friend-or-foe

Seriously, WTF is wrong with humans?

 :thatsright:


It's a fad.  Like clothing styles etc.  Everyone is doing it, so the sheeple follow.
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2013, 10:48:48 AM »
Anyone remember when MSG was the bad thing to have in food?
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2013, 10:52:01 AM »
It's a great way to be a pain in the ass drama queen at any family gathering.
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2013, 12:30:30 PM »
^^ Boy, you got that right.  My boss is expecting a pure vegan over Christmas holidays, and she's fretting.  She says she'll feel bad when everyone else is mowing down, and special snowflake is nibbling on lettuce leaves. 

I have not fallen into the gluten-free thing.  What everyone seems to be talking about, is how difficult it is to find acceptable alternatives.  What a pain in the ass! 
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2013, 12:31:35 PM »
Quote from: Bad Dog on November 27, 2013, 10:52:01 AM
It's a great way to be a pain in the ass drama queen at any family gathering.


Ya, a DUmmies wet dream. Seems like this year the media is going over-board with this "fad".
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2013, 12:37:59 PM »
It has somewhat become a "fad" of sorts, but Coeliac disease is no laughing matter.  My nephew was diagnosed with it as an infant, and nearly died.
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2013, 12:45:26 PM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on November 27, 2013, 12:37:59 PM
It has somewhat become a "fad" of sorts, but Coeliac disease is no laughing matter.  My nephew was diagnosed with it as an infant, and nearly died.

Isn't celiac an allergy of sorts?  I know a woman who tried that diet for a month, but she said she couldn't tell any difference in how she felt.

 







 





 
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2013, 12:49:24 PM »
Quote from: Dori on November 27, 2013, 12:45:26 PM
Isn't celiac an allergy of sorts?  I know a woman who tried that diet for a month, but she said she couldn't tell any difference in how she felt.

 



Yes, it is basically an allergy to gluten.  The gluten triggers and auto-immune response and can make people with Celiac's disease very, very ill.  If you aren't sensitive to gluten then going gluten free is unlikely to affect you in any way. 
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2013, 08:55:14 PM »
Good grief, I see another government regulation.
Grain probably = gluten
Vegans suffer.
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2013, 11:18:31 PM »
I, too, have noticed the "Gluten Free fad". Granted, there ARE those who have Celiac's Disease or who are truly gluten intolerant. The problem I see is that with all of these other potentially gluten induced problems being published on the net, people are self-diagnosing and jumping on this gluten free bandwagon. I think that this will lead to a malnourished nation, if we aren't already there.
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2013, 05:35:27 AM »
Oh, I think we are already there with the malnutrition. One thing I have noticed is that the two (actually diagnosed) gluten sensitive people I know are very quiet about it. They "eat around" what is offered. When I know one or the other will be here, I just make sure to have plenty of fruits, vegetables and meats available.
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Re: Gluten Free?
« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2013, 10:31:36 PM »
My sister was diagnosed with cancer in 2011.  After a year of chemotherapy and a hysterectomy, her cancer is in remission.  One of the unfortunate side-effects of the treatment is digestive issues (and frequent visits to the restroom).  Her doctor recommended a gluten-free diet earlier this year and she seems to be doing much better.

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