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In reply to the discussion: Wheatophobia: Will avoiding wheat really improve your health? [View all]Warpy
(111,222 posts)22. I think it's a fad now
Wheat allergy is extremely rare, so rare that wheat was literally the last thing I tried eliminating when I was trying to track down the cause of a persistent, full body rash.
Wheat was it. Dammit. I'd rather avoid nearly anything else because I loved baking.
A lot improved besides the rash, so I do think wheat allergy is likely under reported and under diagnosed.
However, most of the people who have quit eating wheat and claimed it cured their flat feet are kidding themselves.
(and yes, I'd have gone to an allergist if I'd had health insurance at any time since 1987)
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His book is a demonstration of the poor science education we hand out in our schools
jeff47
Jan 2013
#3
Grasses actually contain components that, while not poisonous, aren't very human-friendly
Scootaloo
Jan 2013
#33
I didn't say he did. I said was that the popularity of such a diet creates and promotes--
Moonwalk
Jan 2013
#24
Don't know why some people get all fired up over what other people choose to eat. Or not eat.
djean111
Jan 2013
#21
Nobody cares what you eat. It's when some people with little or no nutrition or
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#32
I think the NEW thing is not health problems, but thinking that they are new
Demo_Chris
Jan 2013
#23