Comments on: The G-Free Diet Doesn’t Make the Grade http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/ Serving up food news and views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:41:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nutrition Unplugged | The Best of Nutrition Unplugged in 2009 http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Nutrition Unplugged | The Best of Nutrition Unplugged in 2009 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:01:12 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=1757#comment-1359 [...] The G-Free Diet Doesn’t Make the Grade [...] [...] The G-Free Diet Doesn’t Make the Grade [...]

]]> By: Podcast 68: The Gluten-Free Diet & a Great Giveaway | Meal Makeover Moms' Kitchen http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Podcast 68: The Gluten-Free Diet & a Great Giveaway | Meal Makeover Moms' Kitchen Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:01:55 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=1757#comment-746 [...] the release of Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s book, The G-Free Diet and an interesting blog post on Nutrition Unplugged suggesting that the book makes giving up gluten appear trendy. Hasselbeck, co-host of The View, [...] [...] the release of Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s book, The G-Free Diet and an interesting blog post on Nutrition Unplugged suggesting that the book makes giving up gluten appear trendy. Hasselbeck, co-host of The View, [...]

]]> By: The gluten-free health fad: the good and the bad – part 1 | Land&SeaWholeFood http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-571 The gluten-free health fad: the good and the bad – part 1 | Land&SeaWholeFood Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:08:25 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=1757#comment-571 [...] learned from nutritionist Janet Helm about Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s book “The G free diet,” which Janet criticizes for inaccuracies, [...] [...] learned from nutritionist Janet Helm about Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s book “The G free diet,” which Janet criticizes for inaccuracies, [...]

]]> By: Nutrition Unplugged | Now ‘The G-Free Diet’ Gets a P for Potential Plagiarism http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Nutrition Unplugged | Now ‘The G-Free Diet’ Gets a P for Potential Plagiarism Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:54:24 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=1757#comment-527 [...] book, “The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide. ” In case you missed my earlier post, I’m troubled by how she promotes a gluten-free diet for everyone (not just for those who [...] [...] book, “The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide. ” In case you missed my earlier post, I’m troubled by how she promotes a gluten-free diet for everyone (not just for those who [...]

]]> By: Lisa Monti, MS, RD http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Lisa Monti, MS, RD Sat, 23 May 2009 02:55:29 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=1757#comment-413 As an RD with Gluten Intolerance, but unable to obtain a definitive diagnosis of CD (celiac disease), I did appreciate the attention Hasselbeck's book is bringing to the disease and gluten intolerance in general. Not having read the book , but after seeing Elizabeth's interviews on several shows and reading reviews, I agree, it seems she's promoting the diet as an "alternative way to energy," I believe were the words she kept using. The fact that Dr. Green, the CD guru at Columbia Presbytyrian in NYC, and the Dr. who diagnosed Elizabeth (I was seen by his associate, and was still unable to confirm a CD diagnosis, but continue to display symptoms), wrote the forward to her book is a bit confusing; don't mean to sound disparaging to a great physician who does so much for the CD community, but too bad he did not edit the book as well. His own (Dr. Green's) book remains a great resource for CD. I would like to see more attention and research on the distinctions between CD and other causes for gluten intolerance. As an RD with Gluten Intolerance, but unable to obtain a definitive diagnosis of CD (celiac disease), I did appreciate the attention Hasselbeck’s book is bringing to the disease and gluten intolerance in general. Not having read the book , but after seeing Elizabeth’s interviews on several shows and reading reviews, I agree, it seems she’s promoting the diet as an “alternative way to energy,” I believe were the words she kept using. The fact that Dr. Green, the CD guru at Columbia Presbytyrian in NYC, and the Dr. who diagnosed Elizabeth (I was seen by his associate, and was still unable to confirm a CD diagnosis, but continue to display symptoms), wrote the forward to her book is a bit confusing; don’t mean to sound disparaging to a great physician who does so much for the CD community, but too bad he did not edit the book as well. His own (Dr. Green’s) book remains a great resource for CD. I would like to see more attention and research on the distinctions between CD and other causes for gluten intolerance.

]]> By: Megan http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Megan Thu, 21 May 2009 23:35:21 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=1757#comment-406 also...to all the comments on here...people can be gluten intolerant without having celiac. And there is scientific evidence that gluten free diets help with things such as ADD and autism also…to all the comments on here…people can be gluten intolerant without having celiac. And there is scientific evidence that gluten free diets help with things such as ADD and autism

]]> By: Megan http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Megan Thu, 21 May 2009 23:33:19 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=1757#comment-405 I don't see the harm in following a gluten free diet without being diagnosed....if you know there is something wrong with you and going gluten free makes you feel better, what do you gain from a diagnosis? Nothing really, because you will do the same thing as if you didn't go to a doctor, remain gluten free. I don’t see the harm in following a gluten free diet without being diagnosed….if you know there is something wrong with you and going gluten free makes you feel better, what do you gain from a diagnosis? Nothing really, because you will do the same thing as if you didn’t go to a doctor, remain gluten free.

]]> By: HL Brewer, MS RD CDE http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-384 HL Brewer, MS RD CDE Sun, 17 May 2009 04:52:04 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=1757#comment-384 I have to second this article and comments. Of course she felt better - before she was diagnosed and went gluten-free her body was in turmoil. While it's great to get the public to notice Celiac and the need to make gluten-free foods readily available, it is a travesty that a public figure with huge potential influence cannot take the time to seek out the real experts in the field. She could have acknowledged the registered dietitians who are considered gluten-free gurus, and the various celiac/gluten-free organizations who offer assistence to people who have Celiac. Has anyone written to her - how about suggesting she have Shelly Case and Elaine Monarch on "The View" one day? Holly Lee Brewer, MS RD CDE Pediatric Dietitian, Diabetes Educator Medical Nutrition Therapist, Las Vegas, NV I have to second this article and comments. Of course she felt better – before she was diagnosed and went gluten-free her body was in turmoil.

While it’s great to get the public to notice Celiac and the need to make gluten-free foods readily available, it is a travesty that a public figure with huge potential influence cannot take the time to seek out the real experts in the field. She could have acknowledged the registered dietitians who are considered gluten-free gurus, and the various celiac/gluten-free organizations who offer assistence to people who have Celiac.

Has anyone written to her – how about suggesting she have Shelly Case and Elaine Monarch on “The View” one day?

Holly Lee Brewer, MS RD CDE
Pediatric Dietitian, Diabetes Educator
Medical Nutrition Therapist, Las Vegas, NV

]]> By: PlanetSpinz http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-360 PlanetSpinz Fri, 08 May 2009 23:34:47 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=1757#comment-360 I went to doctors for my exhaustion, pain in my gut, the runs, and sore on my back, and they told me I had chronic fatigue. Knowing that I was skin test positive for a wheat allergy, I used the internet to figure out why some foods like barley gave me diarrhea, and why I felt like I had the flu all the time. I did figure it out myself, and stopped all gluten foods, especially my morning bowl of poison - cheerios filled with oats and food starch. Then my energy increased, the diarrhea stopped, and un\fortunately I did gain weight. I know immediately if I have eaten wheat, I get two black eyes (allergic shiners) and my sinuses blow up. So for some of us, the problems are not just one thing but can be celiac (which affects the intestines), gluten intolerance and food allergies. Food intolerance is often tested by food elimination diets, and that is how I figured out my problem because too many doctors don't listen to their patients. As for Elisabeth Hasselbeck, I hope that Dr. Peter Green who wrote the forward and has written books about celiac himself, read the book and approved of it. I have no love for Hasselbeck, who I consider a hypocrite (claiming to be a family values Christian yet keeping her children away from their professional football player father) and a shill for the reactionary Bill Gedde, but if I had read about gluten intolerance ten years ago, I might not have gotten so sick for so long before I figured out what was wrong with me. I went to doctors for my exhaustion, pain in my gut, the runs, and sore on my back, and they told me I had chronic fatigue. Knowing that I was skin test positive for a wheat allergy, I used the internet to figure out why some foods like barley gave me diarrhea, and why I felt like I had the flu all the time. I did figure it out myself, and stopped all gluten foods, especially my morning bowl of poison – cheerios filled with oats and food starch. Then my energy increased, the diarrhea stopped, and un\fortunately I did gain weight. I know immediately if I have eaten wheat, I get two black eyes (allergic shiners) and my sinuses blow up. So for some of us, the problems are not just one thing but can be celiac (which affects the intestines), gluten intolerance and food allergies.

Food intolerance is often tested by food elimination diets, and that is how I figured out my problem because too many doctors don’t listen to their patients.

As for Elisabeth Hasselbeck, I hope that Dr. Peter Green who wrote the forward and has written books about celiac himself, read the book and approved of it. I have no love for Hasselbeck, who I consider a hypocrite (claiming to be a family values Christian yet keeping her children away from their professional football player father) and a shill for the reactionary Bill Gedde, but if I had read about gluten intolerance ten years ago, I might not have gotten so sick for so long before I figured out what was wrong with me.

]]> By: Renata http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/05/the-g-free-diet-doesnt-make-the-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Renata Fri, 08 May 2009 02:21:47 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=1757#comment-358 Check this out: http://ashleykoff.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-g-free-diet/ Check this out:
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