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The following link is a LA Times article that is closely related to 
the article from The Bryan College Station Eagle, but very different 
in some ways. Some sections are verbatim, others have been changed 
entirely – like the caption. It was the Sun 27th article from the 
Health and Fitness section. It did not appear online. The editor said 
he cannot find the file anywhere but would send me a hard copy.

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-gluten7-2008jul07,0,6367449.story

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I think a GF diet can be as healthy or as unhealthy as one wants to 
make it. Our Standard American Diet (SAD) is filled with processed 
grains, chemicals, HFCS and all sorts of unhealthy stuff. I laugh 
every time I hear doctors say that wheat needs to be added back in 
because it is unhealthy to omit it. Even Dr. Fasano says no one 
digests wheat well. Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist, says wheat 
worsens the lipid profile and adds to visceral fat. Here are his blogs 
on wheat and other high carb foods 
http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Wheat


People who eat gluten do not get B12 and folate from the grains - they 
get it because the processed grain products are fortified with these 
vitamins. GF grains are now often fortified too. Here are the foods 
that are naturally high in folate - I don't see wheat 
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=63

Here is the info on B12 
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=107#foodsources

I for one take b12 and folate as supplements.

Is self diagnosis a money issue? Are doctors concerned about the 
revenue they will loose if people go on a GF diet before they spend 
thousands of dollars for blood and biopsy testing? If people continue 
to eat gluten, they need continuing care and continuing medication. I 
know I don't need to see my doctors as often as I did pre gluten free. 
I don't need to take medications such as nuerontin or an 
antidepressant. These were the medications offered to be before I 
discovered gluten was making me ill. I did not need to get another 
cardiac cath to see if I was reblocking. My shortness of breath and 
edema disappeared when I went GF.

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