Charlize Theron Calls "BS" on Gluten-free Diet Fadists

She is spot on and stinging the stupid! I love it !!

Every human being is ever so slightly bio-chemically individual and at the same time dramatically bio-chemically similar. If eating bread gives you the farts and as tummy ache .... then don't eat bread .... duh dummy!

The hype associated with gluten is generated by money hungry assholes who would just as soon sell you air if you would buy it ... and yes, some of you are just gullible to buy air. How sad.

Tequila gives me heart burn ... I don't drink it for that reason. Cumin gives me heart burn ... I avoid dishes with cumin ... DUH.

even the slightest amount of rum gives me a head ache ?? so I don't drink rum drinks ... and at the same time Crown Royal ... even a little too much doesn't even give me a headache.

We all have sensitivities to chemicals we ingest .... so figure out what yours are and avoid the. Whatever you do .... DO NOT fall prey to the jerks that simply want to jam it into to your .... you know what.

"The hype associated with gluten is generated by money hungry a**holes"

Are you serious? That remark has about as much depth as if said by a child. For me, diagnosed with celiac disease 15 years ago, I am grateful for the "money hungry a**holes", as you put it, because it was absolutely a hell trying to find food to eat safely that wouldn't continue to kill me from inside. I am grateful for whatever movement that helps gluten free products become more mainstream, because it means I can have a normal life. The last thing I want to read is some self-important self-righteous nincompoop saying anything negative about gluten free diets or products, that could in any way be part of a larger push against the success of gluten free product manufacturers, who have changed my life for the better. People like you are not helping, you are the problem. It's like politics today, why do you have to care what other people are doing with a gluten free diet, whether or not they have celiac disease? Just mind your own business, please.

She is spot on and stinging the stupid! I love it !!

Every human being is ever so slightly bio-chemically individual and at the same time dramatically bio-chemically similar. If eating bread gives you the farts and as tummy ache .... then don't eat bread .... duh dummy!

The hype associated with gluten is generated by money hungry assholes who would just as soon sell you air if you would buy it ... and yes, some of you are just gullible to buy air. How sad.

Tequila gives me heart burn ... I don't drink it for that reason. Cumin gives me heart burn ... I avoid dishes with cumin ... DUH.

even the slightest amount of rum gives me a head ache ?? so I don't drink rum drinks ... and at the same time Crown Royal ... even a little too much doesn't even give me a headache.

We all have sensitivities to chemicals we ingest .... so figure out what yours are and avoid the. Whatever you do .... DO NOT fall prey to the jerks that simply want to jam it into to your .... you know what.

Agree with some of the above writers that people should worry about themselves and not what others think or eat. I have a celiac diagnosis based on biopsies, however, I do NOT have the two main celiac genes, DQ2 and DQ8. If celiac depends on the gold standard biopsy then why are people so "protective" of the term celiac when it comes to the genes. Seriously. I am not the only one I know with six positive biopsies and lacking those genes. Sure, many/most people on GFD probably didn't have the proper medical tests to get the diagnosis but common sense says if you have a problem (any problem - neuro, gi, respiratory, derm ...) when you eat gluten, and you feel much better when you don't eat it, your body is telling you something. You shouldn't be eating gluten. Quit getting tied up in the terms celiac, non-celiac, gluten intolerant. None can have gluten, period. Support each other's right and decision to remove gluten. It only benefits everyone when we have more food options due to demand. Enjoy it.

Find it interesting that she talks about a gluten-free cupcake not containing sugar. She obviously doesn't know what gluten is. Because of celiac, I eat gluten free for my health but bake delicious desserts and yes, they contain sugar. Gluten-free isn't a fad if it makes you feel better. She needs to get a life and choose a different soap box. If she doesn't want the gluten-free cupcakes, throw them away and buy a Twinkie. For one, I'm thankful that more restaurants are mindful of my needs and take precautions so I can again eat out.

I have celiac disease and have been on a gluten-free diet for about 10 years. Everything I cook is gluten free; when I have guests I serve them gluten-free food; when I take food to an event it is gluten-free. I even baked my daughter's wedding cake - gluten free red velvet. Nobody knows it's gluten-free unless I tell them. My food does not taste like "cardboard". Gluten free food can be delicious and manufacturers, bakers, cooks chefs, etc. are getting better and better at making gluten-free foods. So I think Charlize and Chelsea pretty much don't know what they are doing or talking about.

I think her friend needs to discover a better gluten-free baker. When I was diagnosed with celiac and had to go gluten-free, I discovered Namaste cake mixes. I brought the first carrot cake to work (I didn't want to leave that much cake at home with just hubby and me). Following that, several of my co-workers asked me if I would bake one for their birthday.

Knowing the artificial environment of Hollywood, Theron may be very tired of trendy diets of the week. If her friends are still doing a GFD in a couple of years, she'll find out it's not a trend but a way of life for some.

I have to agree in a way--when I want a baked good, I want it to taste real. I don't want it sweetened with fruit juice or agave (or worse, raisins/dates!). I want it to taste decadent. Not "gluten free." I'm not doing this to lose weight or get rid of sugar. I'm gluten free because gluten makes my bowels bleed.

 

I also have a tendency to roll my eyes when I see any of the following words used in the same sentence as "gluten": Naturopath, chiropractor, brain fog, leaky gut. The first two are not people who should be diagnosing your celiac disease. The last two are not real medical diagnoses/symptoms. I'm so tired of people self-diagnosing with gluten sensitivity because, "I get confused when I eat gluten."

 

Stuff like that just makes it harder for the rest of us, because people think that nothing bad will happen if we eat gluten, or that we're making it up/crazy. Or they get it in their heads that it's like lactose intolerance. And bazillions of people who have lactose intolerance go on and eat dairy. Soooo ...

While there may be mitigating causes, non-Celiac gluten intolerance is real. My grandmother has celiac. Her sister has it. One of her niece/nephews has it. My sister and I display symptoms, but serum test negative. Leaky gut is also an actual occurrence. Brain fog, which yes sounds like bunk, is a neurological symptom in response to a systemic immune response (interleukin and cytokines). I've been gluten-free for 3+ years. All it takes is a tiny amount to trigger a migraine, lethargy, and the same kind of dopey feeling you get when you are sick and can't really concentrate on anything. I'm a medicinal chemist (scientist). While a lot of the naturopaths are BS, there are some truths buries in there. Gluten pathology has been shown to be highly idiopathic. A biologist friend said that in the gut, if it isn't IgA, it's likely IgM that is mediating the immune response. In a way, one could think of non-celiac GI as an atypical allergy. A true allergy is IgE mediated.

I have celiac, and I am so grateful that gluten-free has become a fad, because it drives up the market and produces more good food available to me. Also, as a scientist, I have to remind the masses that just because the researchers did not find an explanation for NCGS on the subjects that they selected, that does not mean that NCGS does not exist. It is just scientific logic: you can prove something exists by showing it at least once, but you cant prove it does not exist just because you did not find it. When my swimming club had pot-lucks, my friends would bring quiche without crust for me, and several remarked that their stomachs felt so much better than if they had eaten it with crust (less bloated). They did not become gluten-free, nor are they fad following types. They just noticed a difference.

It is very simple for someone that does not struggle with health issues to make such harsh comments. I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2008 and have been gluten-free since. People that claim this is a "Fad" and use a gluten free diet either HAVE to or choose to in order to live a healthier lifestyle. If someone is well educated on gluten they would comprehend how bad gluten is for anyone. After tasting the cupcakes and realizing how bland gluten-free products are the realization should be that eating gluten-free is very difficult and can be trying as well.

She is spot on and stinging the stupid! I love it !!

Every human being is ever so slightly bio-chemically individual and at the same time dramatically bio-chemically similar. If eating bread gives you the farts and as tummy ache .... then don't eat bread .... duh dummy!

The hype associated with gluten is generated by money hungry assholes who would just as soon sell you air if you would buy it ... and yes, some of you are just gullible to buy air. How sad.

Tequila gives me heart burn ... I don't drink it for that reason. Cumin gives me heart burn ... I avoid dishes with cumin ... DUH.

even the slightest amount of rum gives me a head ache ?? so I don't drink rum drinks ... and at the same time Crown Royal ... even a little too much doesn't even give me a headache.

We all have sensitivities to chemicals we ingest .... so figure out what yours are and avoid the. Whatever you do .... DO NOT fall prey to the jerks that simply want to jam it into to your .... you know what.

Dave, Your logic is messed up. "If eating bread gives you farts and a tummy ache, then don't eat bread". That is exactly what they are doing. That is why they are buying gluten-free. That is why there is, thankfully, a market for gluten-free products. DUH!

She is not a celiac so she would not understand how much it is a life saver for the ones that are. I am and thank God everyday for the doctor that found it.

I have to agree in a way--when I want a baked good, I want it to taste real. I don't want it sweetened with fruit juice or agave (or worse, raisins/dates!). I want it to taste decadent. Not "gluten free." I'm not doing this to lose weight or get rid of sugar. I'm gluten free because gluten makes my bowels bleed.

 

I also have a tendency to roll my eyes when I see any of the following words used in the same sentence as "gluten": Naturopath, chiropractor, brain fog, leaky gut. The first two are not people who should be diagnosing your celiac disease. The last two are not real medical diagnoses/symptoms. I'm so tired of people self-diagnosing with gluten sensitivity because, "I get confused when I eat gluten."

 

Stuff like that just makes it harder for the rest of us, because people think that nothing bad will happen if we eat gluten, or that we're making it up/crazy. Or they get it in their heads that it's like lactose intolerance. And bazillions of people who have lactose intolerance go on and eat dairy. Soooo ...

"Leaky gut" is a real medical problem, otherwise known as intestinal permeability. Go to PubMed and type " intestinal permeability" and start reading. Also check "epithelial tight junction". As for "brain fog", how do you know that it is not a real symptom? I just googled "celiac brain fog" and got plenty of interesting information from WebMD, celiaccentral, and medscape.

It doesn't matter to me what people do. If they want to be gluten free because it makes them feel good - so what. If they aren't celiac and want to get others to do as they do, so what - if people cannot make up their own minds.....and need to follow a celebrity to give their lives meaning....well, I feel sorry for them, but so what!

I totally agree. Sometimes people including celebrities don't know how to conduct themselves in a public forum. I am diagnosed celiac-gluten intolerant person and those why really have to live gluten-free do not always have tasty foods to consume. Maybe Charlize could put her millions to work and create cupcakes that don't taste like cardboard.