<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> 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 --- responses --- 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. *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List* ******* To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[log in to unmask] *******