This question is for people who have ever tried the gluten free diet or considering a gluten-free diet. Have you felt different ever since you started the gluten free diet? What does it prevent tell me all the benefits. Also if i do a gluten free diet what can and cannot eat. Please give me gluten free diet cons and pros, Thank you for answering my question.

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   I started a low-gluten/gluten free diet when I got serious about my fitness.

   I feel lighter after meals and more able to exercise. Plus my muscle/fat ratio is continually improving. Many people are intolerant to some extent without realising it and many digestive issues can be solved by butting gluten out of the diet.

   Plus, while a gluten-restrictive diet is not necessarily calorie restricted, the fact that more of your calories come from protein and the fact many snacks are off-limits often translates to a lower-calorie diet, which has obvious benefits for weight loss.

   I wouldn’t personally recommend Atkins as a diet plan. I understand using it to lose weight in the short term but I think the macro-nutrient profile of the diet is less than beneficial in the long term. As an alternative I would recommend looking at the Paleo or Primal diet. It’s based around fruits, lean meats, root vegetables and so forth. I’ve been doing that but including dairy products and have seen great results.

   Stuff that contains gluten includes bread, pasta, rice and most empty/bulk carbs. After a while, you’ll get used to checking food labels to see if stuff is gluten free.

   Good luck!

   Comment by Sam — September 1, 2011 @ 2:04 am

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   Oh yes – if you’re having trouble with gluten, a diet can be like a miracle!! The best way to try this is to do the Atkins diet. It cuts out about all the sources of gluten.

   I know I was just overcome with joint and muscle pain – it came on slowly over about 10 years. And when I started the Atkins, I knew right away that it was for me. the pain just came off in sheets. If you could get this much good out of pills, the pharmaceutical industry would really be able to cash in!

   Get a copy of "New Diet Revolution" – it’s probably in the library – or used off of Amazon Books. Atkins will run you through the diet – it’s quite simple – and very healthy. And just try it for 2 weeks and see if it isn’t a minor miracle for you too.

   It could well be that humans aren’t really designed to deal with a lot of gluten. And in America today, we eat this crap by the boxcar full. It’s nice when you stop.

   Comment by Vulcan — September 1, 2011 @ 2:04 am

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   A gluten-free diet is a way of life for the person with celiac disease, a digestive disorder due to severe gluten sensitivity. No one needs to tell someone with the disease to stay off gluten, the protein component in many grains.

   However those suffering with joint pain, brain fog, loss of balance or other neurologic and auto-immune disorders may also benefit from a similar diet as some studies have linked these and other illnesses to gluten consumption.

   One out of every 133 healthy adults in the United States has celiac disease and the accompanying digestive problems if they eat anything containing gluten, according to the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Program.

   Read more at Suite101: Benefits of a Gluten-Free Diet: Gluten Sensitivity and Celiac Disease – Not Just a Digestive Problem http://www.suite101.com/content/benefits-of-a-glutenfree-diet-a12487#ixzz15AgUsaF5

   Comment by mina — September 1, 2011 @ 2:04 am

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