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In reply to the discussion: Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says [View all]Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)That's what a balanced diet is all about: not too much of X (whatever X is, be it eggs or meat or wheat or sugar or flax or olive oil, etc.) and some of Y, Z, A, B, C, D, E, and so on. Lots of variety, plenty of fibre, go easy on sugar and fat (but don't eliminate them).
Few people are truly allergic to X, but if they are they should cut it out.
However, ...
Try a balanced diet first!
You'll find that if you are careful about eating a balanced diet (it's easy), health will generally improve. If you have specific test evidence against a particular food component, eliminate it or keep it eliminated, but ...
Before going nuts on food fears, try a balanced diet first.
Too many people have unbalanced diets and veer from one food fad to another, especially if there is a big food scare ongoing. They may cut out wheat (for example) entirely from their diet and by doing so they are forced to eat a more balanced diet to compensate. Voila! Better health! Not necessarily from cutting out X, but better health just from a more balanced diet.