<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> A few respondents explained that gluten is a poison to celiacs, insecticides used on gluten grains are bad for people and that humans were never intended to consume grains. A couple of listmembers suggested reading at http://www.paleodiet.com and recommending a book at http://www.sofdesign.com/neander The bulk of the respondents felt; 1) most people are eating an unhealthy diet to begin with and the switch to GF made it more healthier to them since many processed and prepared foods are not GF 2) people didn't read ingredient labels until they were forced to and then realized what really was in products and therefore started choosing healthier products 3) the diet really isn't any healthier, if you are using your countries food guidelines as your diet basis, since most of GF pastas, breads, etc are not fortified with vitamins, etc like gluten containing breads, pastas are KAREN BULMER Systems Analyst Phone: (780) 482-8660 Information Systems Pager: (780) 445-1320 CAPITAL HEALTH Fax: (780) 482-8110 EDMONTON, ALBERTA E-mail: [log in to unmask]