If a doctor has diagnosed you with Celiac Disease, an allergy or another condition that requires you to avoid wheat or gluten, you should heed their advice on what to eat. A diagnosis like that could mean eating gluten is causing harm.
Gluten-free “becomes this synonym for health for people, and that’s actually very wrong. Just because it says ‘gluten-free’ does not mean it’s healthy,” said Dawn Jackson Blatner, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who works with the Chicago Cubs.
Simply grabbing the gluten-free versions of the packaged food you normally buy won’t provide you any benefits, Blatner said.
Additionally, eating a needlessly restrictive diet can impact the function of your gastrointestinal system, she added.
“The diversity of our diet helps the microbiome in the gut,” she said.
So how do you know if you need to avoid gluten? Pay attention to what you eat and how you feel afterward.
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