Did you know that favorite and familiar products, such as pasta, bread, cereals and cookies, can cause serious diseases? In fact, this is quite realistic. To date, many people have been diagnosed with celiac disease, an autoimmune disease in which the patient has an allergic reaction to products containing gluten.
Where gluten hides
Gluten refers to a group of protein compounds contained in a number of cereal plants, including all forms of wheat. The most rich in this substance are plants such as barley, rye, oats, wheat. Foods in which you can find gluten - it's bread, biscuits, crackers, confectionery mixes, cereals, ice cream, pasta and even broths.
Gluten-Free Food
There are many plant and animal foods that do not contain gluten. For example, it is not found in eggs, milk, cheeses and most yoghurts. Gluten is not found in almonds, amaranth, rice, corn, beans, buckwheat, potatoes, soy.
When buying meat products, you should choose fresh, frozen or canned unprocessed meat dishes without marinade, fillers or flavors. In addition, most nuts and fresh, frozen, dried or canned fruits and vegetables do not contain gluten.
Gluten damage to the body
When a person suffering from celiac disease consumes food containing these compounds, his immune system attacks his own small intestine. As a result of its damage, the body's ability to absorb certain nutrients is reduced.
A consequence of this process can be fatigue, weight loss, pain and bloating. In the future, and more severe consequences: dystrophy, multivitamin deficiency, attachment of secondary infections. Possible and fatal outcome.
Gluten-Free Diet
The only way to cope with celiac disease today is a lifetime exclusion from the diet of all products containing gluten. Gluten-free diet implies not only a complete rejection of wheat and other cereals containing gluten, but strict control over everything that gets to us in the mouth. For example, starch( which contains gluten) is often included in the shells of tablets, capsules of medicines.
Gluten and overweight
There are many people who are not sensitive to gluten, but prefer to avoid its consumption because of their desire to reduce weight. Researchers are convinced that if a person complies with a gluten-free diet, by giving up pasta, desserts, bread, and eats a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, dairy products with a low fat content, then this can lead to weight loss. However, they note that a simple replacement of food with gluten, other, not less than caloric, such as cereals, dessert mixes or bread, will not contribute to long-term weight loss.
Not so bad
In the absence of diseases requiring exclusion of gluten, scientists recommend keeping it in the diet while improving the quality of products. Do not waste time on the study of labeling on food labels, if you can get the same result by simply limiting the amount of starch and sugar in your diet. The most useful for health will be the consumption of products such as beans, legumes, non-starchy vegetables, nuts and seeds, the researchers say.