Going Gluten-free Easily 101
By now, almost everyone has heard about gluten, and going gluten-free. But what IS gluten, exactly, and why might going gluten-free be the right choice for you and your family?
In this course, you will discover the essentials about what gluten is, where it can be found, and how to avoid it. You will get a range of hints, tips and tricks to go gluten-free easily, without spending a lot of money, and find tasty recipes that the whole family will love.
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Introduction
There are hundreds of diets that promise short-term or long-term results, and those that make impressive health claims. From the Atkins diet to the Zone diet, and the Baby Food diet to Weight Watchers, there are dietary plans to help you lose weight or cure some health problem. If you want to clear up your skin eat this. If you want to lower your blood pressure don’t eat that. Only eat at certain times, drink nothing but water, eat only grapefruits, or enjoy all the steak, bacon and other meats your heart desires.
Health.com ranks 38 popular diets, scoring them from the best to worst. Healthline.com speaks of 23 popular diet plans, with short reviews of each. The EverydayHealth website has compiled a list of 60 popular diets, and Wikipedia lists over 125 dietary approaches which include plans attached to religious beliefs, juice fasting, detox diets, low-fat, low-carb, paleo, vegetarian and vegan diets.
If you want to eat a certain way, there is a diet out there to match your tastes.
There are also approaches to nutrition which cater to those with a particular medical condition or health issue. One such plan is a gluten-free diet. Gluten is a combination of proteins found in some cereals, wheat, wheat-based products and related grains, including rye and barley. This diet strictly excludes gluten, including hybrids and offshoot species such as triticale, kamut and spelt. Some gluten-free practitioners also exclude oats, because oat toxicity is a problem for some people with gluten-related disorders.
So what is gluten, and how does it affect people?
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Carolyn Stone is the author of more than 100 health, nutrition and wellness-related guides and courses.
Mara Michaels is the author of more than 40 healthy cooking and nutrition guides and courses.
