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Atkins may have been a fad but at least for me it actually worked (I lost 18 kg/40 lbs). Gluten-free seems to be totally without merit for those without gluten

• coldpie 11y ago
  I do honestly have kind of a hard time making fun of fad diets. I don't want to discourage people who are concerned about their health and are trying to improve it. Gluten-free in particular is difficult because for most Americans, decreasing your carb intake is a really good way to improve your health, and going gluten-free means you'll skip that morning bagel. But at the same time it's frustrating because it's the wrong target, which means they skip out on good foods due to a misguided, but still helpful, goal. On the other hand, paleo is an actively harmful diet[1], so I want to encourage a scientific approach to nutrition. But I don't want to discourage people who are more interested in fads than science from being concerned about health, either. Argh. The marketing is endlessly hilarious, though. My cat's food has a gluten-free label, no joke. [1] http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/09/10/3842158.htm http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/09/10/3842158.ht...
  • drpgq 11y ago
    "My cat's food has a gluten-free label, no joke." Pet homeopathy also makes me laugh.