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109. I live in Pennsylvania. Fortunately, few health wackos here

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 07:41 PM

Nov 2015

If there are any health wackos in PA, they'll most likely be in the ritzy Philadephia suburbs, especially in what locals call the Main Line, an rich suburb west of Philly, replete with multimillion-dollar mansions.

Their diet is typically high in fruits and veggies and low in red meat and carbs. Some of them carry this healthy lifestyle too far in that they gag at the sight of a good, juicy steak or a succulent roast beef.

People like them must be bored out of their minds, having too much money for their own good. Maybe they ought to do something constructive, such as volunteer their time helping and getting to know real people instead of locking themselves up in their gilded cages, force-feeding themselves foods that don't occur in the real world, etc.

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Scientists who found gluten sensitivity evidence have now shown it doesn't exist [View all] LiberalArkie Oct 2015 OP

Overheard in a coffee shop Recursion Oct 2015 #1

LOL! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #4

... Electric Monk Oct 2015 #34

Brilliant! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #41

"There's a direct correlation between how many people are around smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #52

That vid is awesome Egnever Nov 2015 #100

That is brilliantly... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #112

That's funny right there... MineralMan Oct 2015 #7

I laugh when I see Gluten Free Chili Peppers Jim Beard Oct 2015 #20

Isn't that also known as a homeopathic "medicine"? madinmaryland Oct 2015 #37

Actually LOL. GoneFishin Oct 2015 #36

LMAO Marrah_G Nov 2015 #69

My neighbor started out claiming she had "gluten sensitivity" a few years ago. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #2

You have no way of knowing whether she had "no reaction whatsoever." pnwmom Oct 2015 #11

And you have no clue about my neighbor and the Airhead 101 things she believes. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #14

Chiropractors can order standard blood tests. How do you know hers didn't? pnwmom Oct 2015 #15

The clown she sees is a well-known quack and she's never been tested hobbit709 Oct 2015 #16

I don't go to a chiropractor. But there is a mountain of research showing that pnwmom Oct 2015 #17

I agree Jim Beard Oct 2015 #22

I can second that... luvspeas Nov 2015 #82

Right, the more allergens you respond to, the harder it is to tease everything out -- pnwmom Nov 2015 #96

If it wasn't for your Texas avatar... Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #115

I've always thought the gluten-free thing was mostly a fad. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #3

True but on the bright side, it has greatly improved the selection and taste of gluten free foods Live and Learn Oct 2015 #13

That is true stevil Oct 2015 #33

Very true. I have a friend with Celiac disease and it used to be a nightmare going to restaurants Live and Learn Oct 2015 #47

The gluten-free diet works for people who don't have gluten sensitivity bananas Nov 2015 #94

I never implied it didn't stevil Nov 2015 #104

I know.. cannabis_flower Nov 2015 #80

Gluten free products are actually terrible for you. Oneironaut Nov 2015 #84

GF is healthier for you only if you have celiac disease The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #91

Gluten-free diets work even for people who aren't gluten sensitive bananas Nov 2015 #97

just as likely they feel better because they are cutting down on carbs Mosby Nov 2015 #118

I have a friend who thinks gluten leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #5

I have cousins with actual, diagnosed-by-a-doctor celiac disease. Lyric Oct 2015 #6

I have gluten-sensitive Crohn's and I don't resent people who avoid gluten one bit. pnwmom Oct 2015 #12

Great post stevil Oct 2015 #35

I cannot agree with your post more laundry_queen Oct 2015 #38

. hedgehog Nov 2015 #57

it's because of the fakers... lame54 Nov 2015 #60

But are they quality products? Lyric Nov 2015 #70

that's blanket statement... lame54 Nov 2015 #72

I agree... haikugal Nov 2015 #83

I don't have any particular fear of gluten, Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #8

I'm the same madville Nov 2015 #53

WRONG. That study doesn't disprove gluten sensitivity. It doesn't even come close. pnwmom Oct 2015 #9

The article is stating that the scientists that formed the test for gluten sensitivity LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #29

And those same scientists found that the gluten-free diet actually works bananas Nov 2015 #101

Question - is "gluten sensitivity" an official diagnosis that MDs use? Cal Carpenter Oct 2015 #31

Symptom. Ms. Toad Nov 2015 #51

I think most people have no clue about what food products MineralMan Oct 2015 #10

Here is much more reliable information about gluten sensitivity, pnwmom Oct 2015 #18

My Malwarebytes gives me warnings about that website. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #19

That is the Cleveland Clinic! Okay, see what your malware says about UCLA. pnwmom Oct 2015 #21

No problem there. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #23

And here is an article authored by a preeminent Celiac researcher pnwmom Oct 2015 #25

shhhhh..we need to keep the truth quiet! restorefreedom Oct 2015 #32

Thank you. dragonlady Oct 2015 #45

Celiac and non-celiac sensitivity often appear in the same families. pnwmom Oct 2015 #46

as usual, follow the money restorefreedom Oct 2015 #24

Thanks! nt pnwmom Oct 2015 #26

:) nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #27

heres a link restorefreedom Oct 2015 #28

That is nothing, the shit the hydroxylacid lobby gets by the FDA by bribing scientists is incredible LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #49

what is it used in? i am not familiar with it, at least by name. nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #59

It's used in TONS of things!! jeff47 Nov 2015 #63

ahhhh.. i did notice the ph thing restorefreedom Nov 2015 #65

Well, done sir or madam! Well done! GoneOffShore Nov 2015 #66

Thank you PatSeg Nov 2015 #86

i was esp suspicious since restorefreedom Nov 2015 #87

Yeah, couldn't be that they are real scientist that found evidence. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #90

37 cases is interesting restorefreedom Nov 2015 #92

One tends to see this PatSeg Nov 2015 #95

yes, as long as "science" is telling us what to do with our bodies, restorefreedom Nov 2015 #98

And we sit here PatSeg Nov 2015 #103

agree completely! :) nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #110

This is not "a complete about face", because the scientists who did the original... Silent3 Nov 2015 #116

i agree generally with what you said restorefreedom Nov 2015 #117

When people see a headline PatSeg Nov 2015 #119

Ummm, Weston Foods makes gluten free products Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #89

gf products are more costly to make as well restorefreedom Nov 2015 #93

link to paper acknowledges funding restorefreedom Oct 2015 #30

I have had stomach issues for years laundry_queen Oct 2015 #39

So gluten won't make my dick fly off? NobodyHere Oct 2015 #40

It won't fly off SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2015 #43

To much South Park will tho' AlbertCat Nov 2015 #61

The GF fad originated in Autism quackery. LeftyMom Oct 2015 #42

Interest in gluten came about as more and more people in the US were diagnosed pnwmom Oct 2015 #44

Gluten is a naturally occuring wheat protein. Without it you can't make bread or levened dough like Monk06 Oct 2015 #48

Good quality gluten IS a problem for people with Celiac pnwmom Nov 2015 #54

Technically, it isn't naturally occuring. jeff47 Nov 2015 #64

That study isn't the final word u4ic Nov 2015 #50

Thanks. pnwmom Nov 2015 #55

For me as well u4ic Nov 2015 #67

For me, it was a wonderful bonus pnwmom Nov 2015 #68

Good rjsquirrel Nov 2015 #56

This response is absurd. SalviaBlue Nov 2015 #79

Well put - we see way too much intolerance here, and not just on this subject. nt bananas Nov 2015 #102

If you think that you have "gluten sensitivity," get formallly checked for it. Orrex Nov 2015 #58

+1,000,000...000 HuckleB Nov 2015 #62

Gee, so how come when I went out with my Gloria Nov 2015 #71

Yea, these DUers mocking gluten sensitivity seem to be lacking any sensitivity at all. SalviaBlue Nov 2015 #73

Here is one anecdote: Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #74

The problem with an anecdote is that it very well could be a placebo effect. HuckleB Nov 2015 #75

Doctors weren't able to help her. The only thing that helped was giving up gluten. Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #76

Such stories on the Internet really don't mean a lot. HuckleB Nov 2015 #78

Lol. Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #85

All the women in my wife's family have gluten sensitivity and no doctor disagrees with it. cbdo2007 Nov 2015 #81

People are sensitive to whatever they are sensitive to. As a kid, I'd get a rash from tomatoes. merrily Nov 2015 #77

Big Gluten clearly paid for this study. n/t Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #88

I eat straight gluten out of spite Prism Nov 2015 #99

I can't stomach those who don't stop at diagnosing themselves as gluten sensitive meow2u3 Nov 2015 #106

Berkeley is super special Prism Nov 2015 #107

I live in Pennsylvania. Fortunately, few health wackos here meow2u3 Nov 2015 #109

LOL! smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #113

"Asshole sensitivity." 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #114

I don't know what gluten is MrScorpio Nov 2015 #105

Gluten is a protein that gives elasticity to dough, helping it rise and keep its shape Electric Monk Nov 2015 #108

If companies started putting big happy 'NUTRITION FREE!!!' labels on their products Matariki Nov 2015 #111