Back in 2012 Miley Cyrus got a lot of media attention regarding her choice to change her lifestyle and food choices by adopting a gluten-free attitude. I say "attitude", because going gluten-free is as hard, or harder than going vegetarian, and probably as hard as going vegan. Wheat and gluten seems to be in everything.
What is gluten-free per Wikipedia: "Gluten-free diet
is a diet that excludes foods containing gluten. Gluten is a protein complex found in wheat (including Kamut and spelt), barley, rye, and triticale. Corn and rice also contain gluten but are considered gluten-free, as the gluten in these species does not cause celiac disease. A gluten-free diet is the only medically accepted treatment for celiac disease, the related condition dermatitis herpetiformis
, and wheat allergy, but not gluten allergy."
If you are considering a gluten-free diet you may want to consider talking to your doctor. Many people that are on a gluten-free diet replace wheat flour and wheat-based products with the following:
Soon after the 2012 Miley Cyrus gluten-free episode, she tweeted to her Twitter followers that she does not have an eating disorder, that in fact, she has an allergy to gluten and lactose. Here was her response, nice Miley, nice! "For everyone calling me anorexic I have a gluten and lactose allergy," she wrote. "It's not about the weight it's about health. Gluten is crapppp anyway!"
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Chances are you are probably familiar with wheat, just keep in mind that everything with flour includes wheat. Unless the flour is an alternative flour, like rice or corn. But what about gluten-free?
What is gluten-free per Wikipedia: "Gluten-free diet
is a diet that excludes foods containing gluten. Gluten is a protein complex found in wheat (including Kamut and spelt), barley, rye, and triticale. Corn and rice also contain gluten but are considered gluten-free, as the gluten in these species does not cause celiac disease. A gluten-free diet is the only medically accepted treatment for celiac disease, the related condition dermatitis herpetiformis, and wheat allergy, but not gluten allergy."- corn
- potatoes
- rice
- tapioca (derived from cassava)
- amaranth
- arrowroot
- millet
- lupini beans
- quinoa
- sorghum (jowar)
- taro
- teff
- chia seed
- yam
- Some bean, soybean, and nut flours are used in gluten-free products.
Soon after the 2012 Miley Cyrus gluten-free episode, she tweeted to her Twitter followers that she does not have an eating disorder, that in fact, she has an allergy to gluten and lactose. Here was her response, nice Miley, nice! "For everyone calling me anorexic I have a gluten and lactose allergy," she wrote. "It's not about the weight it's about health. Gluten is crapppp anyway!"
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