There has been so much chatter about the gluten-free diet as a fad diet and as more celebrities jump on the gluten-free bandwagon, more controversy arises over whether or not it’s a healthy way of life. For people living with celiac disease, the gluten-free diet is not a fad. It is a diet that is medically necessary for many people to be healthy who cannot digest gluten. It’s the only treatment for the autoimmune disease. This week, the Star Tribune again adressed the ongoing debate.
There have been many diet fads throughout the years, one being the low-no fat diet of the 90′s followed by the high protein, high fat diet of the Atkins era and others such as the South Beach Diet and the Zone diet. The gluten-free diet falls into none of those categories.
Eating gluten-free can be a great way to stay healthy and generally eat less carbs and processed foods if you are sticking to naturally gluten-free items like vegetables, fruits, lean meats, and fish. However a cookie is still a cookie whether it is gluten-free or not so it is not necessarily a “healthier” cookie or meant to assist with weight loss.
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