Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Gluten-free Products ‘Not as Healthy’ as Conventional, New Study



So you have found out your are gluten sensitive or celiac and you want to eat healthy but just don't have the time to cook or bake everything from scratch which is what is demanded by the Gut and psychology syndrome protocol (GAPS) or Paleo way of eating.

And you don't want to give up croissants, Pizza, battered fish or crispy cookies. So you eat advertised gluten free versions of these. I don't recommend them for many reasons that I have written about extensively but there is another reason: often lower nutritional value to conventional products.

A new study focuses on fat, sugar, salt and fiber contents and that is good to know. But we must also remember wheat flour in conventional products are fortified with folic acid. And many breakfast cereals and other grain products (non-gluten) are fortified with B vitamins and other nutrients that gluten free products are not.

Read more about the new study out of the Netherlands that looks at fat, sugar, salt and fiber content of gluten free packaged foods here:


Gluten-free products ‘not as healthy’ as conventional

By Katy Askew, 08-Aug-2017


A new study has found gluten-free products are often not as healthy as their conventional counterparts.

http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Gluten-free-products-not-as-healthy-as-conventional




To Your Health

Dr. Barbara (TM)

CeliacBrain.blogspot.com (TM)





4 comments:

  1. Thanks Dr. Powell for keeping this point that GF clones are not that healthy in the spotlight!

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    1. Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately many find GF "clones" convenient and believe the myth that one has to have baked goods. They are hard habits to break.

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  2. Thank you for the helpful post. I found your blog with Google and I will start following. Hope to see new blogs soon. Visit: nuevos productos sin gluten

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    1. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate the comment. I will publish as often as I can and I plan to make it relevant.

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