"Gluten-Free" Products: The New Poison

To dismiss the warning to not eat "gluten-free" products (that contain junk carbohydrates) and say "I can do it in moderation" is like saying "arsenic in moderation is ok".

In the book Wheat Belly, Dr. Davis discusses why you should be wheat and gluten-free and why you should NOT eat "gluten-free" products.  He is very detailed in the book and he can get a bit scientifically heavy.  It is a lot to process in one sitting, you have to keep going back.

Even reading through his book, I myself even thought once in a blue moon a gluten-free pasta dish at the Olive Garden would be ok.  So then today I read his blog post "Heart Poison" about "gluten-free" products and small LDL particles.  This hit home.  This made it VERY clear.  His comment on his Facebook page drove it home even further.  It was quick and to the point.  

Facebook comment from Wheat Belly (Dr. Davis)

"The measure to follow is NOT LDL. I call this the "kindergarten version." When you measure lipoproteins (e.g., NMR lipoprotein analysis, HDL Labs, Berkeley HeartLabs, Atherotech VAP) , the REAL way to assess the particles in the bloodstream that cause heart disease and heart attack, you find (as discussed in the b

log post) that gluten-free foods trigger small LDL particles extravagantly. (For anyone interested, this is due to the process of liver de novo lipogenesis that converts carbohydrates to triglyceride-containing lipoproteins like VLDL, which then cause large benign LDL particles to become small LDL particles.) The point of this post was that consumption of a modest quantity of gluten-free foods INCREASES HEART ATTACK RISK FOR 10 DAYS when they are made with junk carbohydrate ingredients. Unless you think poison in moderation is good, NO human--children, adults, elderly, or otherwise--should be eating these gluten-free foods. And the fact that they are even sold tells us just how ignorant/stupid/indifferent/greedy the people who manufacture gluten-free foods are. (I believe it is mostly simple ignorance of nutritional principles.)"

Since I am, at the moment, taking cholesterol meds and hope to some day soon stop.  I recognize that eating such junk carbs would not be in my best interest for a healthy and longer life.  I will continue to forgo "gluten-free" products that contain the junk.

There is a company gearing up to launch gluten-free products that do NOT contain these junk carbohydrates.  I will keep you posted and will also continue to share recipes and my own progress through this wheatless and gluten-free trip.  You are not alone!