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Interests => All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) => Topic started by: Wineslob on November 27, 2013, 10:24:14 AM
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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:
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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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Anyone remember when MSG was the bad thing to have in food?
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It's a great way to be a pain in the ass drama queen at any family gathering.
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^^ 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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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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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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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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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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Good grief, I see another government regulation.
Grain probably = gluten
Vegans suffer.
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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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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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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.
It has its uses.