7 Reasons Why Gluten Is Bad For You (And Your Kids!)

i don’t think you know what antibodies are dude.. med student here. (Bind to heart tissue!!) What a joke! There are a billion different combinations of antibodies; which one are you referring to?

Having a sensitivity to gluten is one thing, but claiming gluten overall is bad for you is disingenuous Are all milk products bad for everyone because some people cannot process it and are lactose intolerant? no.

Also, be more mindful of facts. 1. Stomach acids break down the ‘sticky’ qualities of gluten before it clogs anything up. 2. False, lectins and phytates are not inside gluten. They may also be in bread products…. but they’re also in many many other foods. 3. Opioid peptides in gluten foods are only an issue if your body incompletely digests them. Don’t compare them with Heroin for an emotional response. Studies show at worst a response like endorphins when you eat sugary foods, or someone compliments you in public. 4. Your 80% number is wrong. There have been peer reviews publications and studies showing 10-15% of the population has these antibodies in some amount, even if small. 5. Again, small percentage of population. Even smaller population that has enough of an immune response to warrant heart tissue damage. 6. It doesn’t create a foundation for cancer. For those who have Celiac disease (not just gluten sensitivity) increased chance of cancer is one of a list of side effects to eating something their body cannot process. Bread doesn’t give you cancer any more than natural arsenic in an apple will kill you.

BUT, if you want to argue that a low-gluten diet is less processed in general, I’d agree. And if that makes a healthier diet, then go for it. But don’t scare people into thinking that bread is a cancer-causing Opiate blocking your intestines and killing your heart.

Ka Sundance, what gives you the right to speak as a medical expert? If you want to give your personal opions, so be it. But, please be clear that these are your personal opinions, and please distance yourself from making medical claims, which should only be reserverd for medical professionals with proper training in the matter.

1. Gluten may sound like glue. But, it does not stick to the gut like glue. Once the bread “dough” has been cooked, it DOES NOT STICK!
2. Is the amount of the minerals held back truly significant, and how does it compare with the amount of protein that is provided by gluten, in return?
3. Mother’s milk contains small traces of opioids, too. Does that make milk “highly dangerous” for babies, as well? It is the quantity that matters, not the quality.
4. Where did you come up with the “80% of people” from? Even though it is claimed that an overwhelming part of the population consuming wheat is allergic to gluten, please let me remind you that a high percentage of the people in the world use wheat as a staple food, in the form of breads, and noodles. (For their strength, many Asians laborers rely on wheat noodles, ON A DAILY BASIS.)
5. When it is claimed that EVERY consumer’s body is manifesting & creating antibodies against the gluten protein, please provide citations, and please compare it with the amount of antibodies that the consumer’s body is “manifesting & creating” against other forms of protein. If not possible, please stay away from making PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC CLAIMS.
6. ANY NUTRIENT can support building cancer cells. BIG DEAL!!!
7. Besides the issue of quantity, what does “Wheat Germ Agglutinin” have to do with gluten?!

Last, but not the least, Italians have been eating wheat based products without any significant medical problems known from them so far, since literally before the beginning of time (since before the birth of Christ over 2000 years ago, to be exact). So, have the Chinese. Please let me mention that the Chinese alone, and their wheat noodle eating population, make up roughly 20% of the population of the planet. Not one word about this “Gluten Free” FAD has been mentioned in their modern medical literature. This is a FAD that was created by the meat industry, because they have been scared stiff of this strong competitor for their protein-containing animal products. For more clarification, just lookup “SEITAN”!!!

Only those with Celiac Disease have any real cancer risk from consuming gluten and even then the risk is minimal. It really is quite telling that the author of this piece doesn’t include any links to actual scientific studies. Foods containing gluten, like most foods that humans put in their bodies, are highly unlikely to cause any health problem when eaten in moderation. Gluten, like every food you put in your body, can cause problems when eaten in excess. A small number of people will have discomfort when ingesting it, but hardly anyone will ever suffer much more. Research things people – notice there are no references to actual studies in this piece at all. Do your own research…