I have been asked Is my daughter being deprived from essential nutrients and vitamins being on a GF diet? This girl has had severe eczema which has gone away on a gluten-free diet. It is a good question. Standard gluten bread is fortified with vitamins including thiamine and folate. These are added to bread because it is a universal food and a useful carrier for vitamins that are otherwise in low levels in the standard diet. You probably know that the protein called gluten cannot be digested by the human gastrointestinal tract and therefore is a waste of time eating. The main nutritional value off standard bread is the carbohydrate (sugar). Gluten is not needed by anybody. Indeed, it is an inflammatory protein and harms a great many of us. Everyone needs to pay attention to what they eat. it is important to get adequate amounts of all micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) as well as appropriate fats, proteins and carbohydrates. In my experience, families who are eating gluten-free eat much better than those without any dietary constraints. I think that this is because when you begin to examine closely what you are eating, you will up your game. Most people just eat without much thought. With thought we can eat so much better. RF
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:27:39 +0000
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