Is it true that gluten is dangerous for health: should you exclude it from your diet?

24.03.2024 22:28

Gluten is nothing more than a group of proteins found in certain grains: wheat and its varieties, rye, barley.

These grains have been an integral part of the human diet for thousands of years, which means that gluten has been present in the human diet for all that time.

Therefore, if the opinion that this protein is capable of causing inflammation in the intestines and is thus “responsible” for many diseases turned out to be true, humanity would probably have died out long ago.

Eliminating gluten completely is recommended for people suffering from celiac disease and other gluten-associated diseases.

If a healthy person refuses gluten, then one should be prepared for the fact that he will not receive enough protein, calcium, iron and dietary fiber.

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All of these components are lacking in gluten-free diets.

If there is a need to exclude gluten due to medical indications, then you should give up bread, bulgur, pasta, couscous, replacing them with gluten-free whole grains - rice, buckwheat, flax, amaranth, millet, sorghum, quinoa, corn or oatmeal marked "gluten-free".

In addition, include legumes and high-starch vegetables in your diet.

Previously, we wrote about how to quickly get rid of belly fat .

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources