What’s the most common reason why people buy gluten-free foods?“No reason at all,” says one survey.
The respondents’ other reasons: they see gluten-free foods as a “healthier option,” good for “digestive health” or “weight loss,” or they “enjoy the taste.” Those reasons were all more common than “gluten sensitivity,” which was cited by only 8 percent.
But in a recent study, even GI symptoms like diarrhea or bloating weren’t a reliable sign of celiac disease, the autoimmune disorder that makes people unable to tolerate gluten, the protein in wheat, barley, rye, and some other grains.
“Our study asked about abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, weight loss, irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia, GERD, difficulty swallowing, bloating, and distention,” says Joseph Murray, a gastroenterologist and celiac expert at the Mayo Clinic.“None were significantly associated with having celiac disease.”
A front-page Washington Post article claims that the animal fat in milk and cheese may not be bad for your heart, after all. “Repeated research on milk, not funded by the industry but by public institutions, has provided evidence that the fats in milk are, for some reason, different,” the newspaper said.
Foods that are high in saturated fat are making headlines. Is that because new research shows that they’re harmless? Or because those headlines grab eyeballs...and the meat industry is fighting new advice to eat less beef and pork?
What causes a heart attack in women? Pretty much the same things that cause a heart attack in men. Smoking, high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, inactivity, excess weight, diabetes, and a family history top the list. But what signals that a woman may be having a heart attack can be quite different.
If you’re going to take advantage of the best that summer offers, don’t skimp on the produce. Spring for the ripest tomatoes you can get for Green Gazpacho.
The diets used in the DASH and OmniHeart studies trim blood pressure and LDL (“bad”) cholesterol. Here’s an example of what those diets look like. Our day’s worth of food is a hybrid of the two OmniHeart diets—one higher in protein and one higher in unsaturated fat—that also lowered triglycerides.
“We’re going to reveal the major signs of gluten sensitivity,” promised Dr. Oz on one of his shows several years ago.
His first sign: weight gain.
“It’s not just eating the gluten that makes us heavy,” Dr. Oz claimed. “When you have a gluten sensitivity, it’s really getting your hormones out of whack, and that then leads to inflammation and swelling.”
This makes you “hold on to fat” that you should have burned off, he told his viewers. “And even if you go on a diet, if there’s gluten in there, you don’t lose weight.”
What do you want in your water: Powder or drops? Sugar or no cal sweeteners? Natural or artificial colors and sweeteners? Vitamins and minerals? Herbs? Electrolytes? Caffeine? If it’s legal, someone’s probably selling it mixed with water in a trendy bottle.
