http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07...l?src=me&ref=general
found it amusing, i'd must admit if anyone came over to my house and told me they have some crazy dietary restrictions, they should bring their own food.
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quote:Originally posted by DoubleD:
What did people eat before all this gluten-free products came out on the supermarket shelves? I don't doubt there are a small % of population that are allergic to gluten, but big enough of group to market out there? I think it's another fad that will go away in a few years.
quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Many people were just unaware of the "allergy" and either went around feeling sick all the time, or learned to avoid foods that caused the reaction. There are varying degrees of sensitivity to gluten, and each case is different.
PH
quote:Originally posted by Stefania Wine:
I've got a severe food allergy. Most of our close friends have one or two things they have to avoid, but we're a self regulating group and no one ever makes a big deal about it or asks anyone to modify a dinner plan based on it. If they did, well the term 'close friends' is self defining isn't it?
quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:quote:Originally posted by DoubleD:
What did people eat before all this gluten-free products came out on the supermarket shelves? I don't doubt there are a small % of population that are allergic to gluten, but big enough of group to market out there? I think it's another fad that will go away in a few years.
Fad?
You couldn't be more wrong on this, DoubleD.
Many people were just unaware of the "allergy" and either went around feeling sick all the time, or learned to avoid foods that caused the reaction. There are varying degrees of sensitivity to gluten, and each case is different.
Most of the "gluten free" products that are really popular out there now are things like breads, flours etc. that those affected just couldn't eat at all until the substitutes were created.
PH
quote:Originally posted by grossie:
As for gluten while I'm not "allergic" I do subscribe to the school of thought that sees gluten as a kind of poison. Think about it this way- many plants developed poisons to keep predators away. Gluten happens to be wheat's version (and barley, rye, spelt, etc...). It's not a quick killing poison, but it certainly hurts. I challenge anyone here to go completely gluten free for 14 days and tell me how you feel after. I'd wager that about 75% of you would say "gosh, my stomach is better, I have no gas, and my mood is more even" It's hard to be in a good mood if you feel bloated, in GI distress, and headachy. That's what gluten does to me in large amounts, and I really don't consider this an allergy, I think this is part of a normal human physiologic reaction to gluten.
quote:Originally posted by grossie:
I challenge anyone here to go completely gluten free for 14 days and tell me how you feel after. I'd wager that about 75% of you would say "gosh, my stomach is better, I have no gas, and my mood is more even"
quote:Originally posted by Stefania Wine:quote:Originally posted by grossie:
I challenge anyone here to go completely gluten free for 14 days and tell me how you feel after. I'd wager that about 75% of you would say "gosh, my stomach is better, I have no gas, and my mood is more even"
Can I start after 4th of July? We're on a Fois Gras binge and just gotta have crackers at some point over the next 2 days.
quote:Originally posted by Stefania Wine:
I'll give it a go, my two slices of bread at lunch and occasional beer is the only thing I can see having to go. If after 14-21 days I don't look as sexy in my t-shirt as grossie though I'm having a beer.
quote:Originally posted by Stefania Wine:
Ok officially starting on the 5th. Need to come up with some other delivery method for my peanut butter and honey / ham for lunch.
Doing some research today on exactly what is in and what is out. Anyone else up for it?
quote:Originally posted by grossie:
As for gluten while I'm not "allergic" I do subscribe to the school of thought that sees gluten as a kind of poison. Think about it this way- many plants developed poisons to keep predators away. Gluten happens to be wheat's version (and barley, rye, spelt, etc...). It's not a quick killing poison, but it certainly hurts. I challenge anyone here to go completely gluten free for 14 days and tell me how you feel after. I'd wager that about 75% of you would say "gosh, my stomach is better, I have no gas, and my mood is more even" It's hard to be in a good mood if you feel bloated, in GI distress, and headachy. That's what gluten does to me in large amounts, and I really don't consider this an allergy, I think this is part of a normal human physiologic reaction to gluten.
quote:Originally posted by g-man:
i would also imagine that the simple fact you take away a large source of carbs for most people basically means you've immediately lowered your daily calorie intake which has been shown to be beneficial to the human body.
quote:Originally posted by g-man:
i would also imagine that the simple fact you take away a large source of carbs for most people basically means you've immediately lowered your daily calorie intake which has been shown to be beneficial to the human body.
Well, there is also theory that the eating of meat is what developed the human brain, and all of the pre-human hominids that ate vegetarian diets died out.quote:Originally posted by g-man:
a very interesting study though showed that the development of civilization came about because of agriculture and processed foods.
the simple fact that we could make bread meant that we had a food source that was cheap/readily available/ and good amount of calories.
Instead of wasting time wandering all over the place, they could farm the grains, store the wheat to be processed into bread at any time.
quote:Originally posted by thirsty man:
What I do not like is the in your face vegans. I have received lectures before from vegans and it gets old. I don't seek out vegans or vegetarians to push my carnivorous habits on them, nor do I argue with them about their choices.... I guess the long and short is that I do not like zealots in any form (except wine zealots - that is completely different).
G
quote:Originally posted by Gigond Ass:
F that. I'd be more miserable giving up bread than I'd feel better by giving it up.
My house isn't burger king. The only time I've ever changed what I'm serving is for women.......... Not any more. I stopped dating anyone that is vegan, vegetarian or has whatever food on their banned list because it just ain't worth the trouble.
The rest of you can eat what I serve or go hungry. If you want to bring your own damn food the kitchen and the bbq are available. Cook for yourself....