There is no published evidence that supports the claims that the gluten free diet is effective for weight loss in people without celiac disease or disorders that related to gluten, Food Business News reports.
According to the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, which is scheduled to be released in August, there is no evidence found that suggest that a gluten free diet is beneficial for people with no disorders relating to gluten.
Glenn Gaesser, Ph.D., co-author of the study, a professor at Arizona State University and chairman of the Grain Foods Foundation's scientific advisory board, said, that their "research confirms," which they already knew before that gluten free diet is only suggested for people with gluten-related disorders. People who don't have such disorders switch to fad diet because of wrong information.
He said, "Our research confirms much of what we already knew. "While the gluten-free diet is a legitimate therapeutic tool for those affected by gluten-related disorders, there has been a corrosion of common sense from people needlessly jumping on the fad diet bandwagon.
Further adding that people who eliminate gluten from their diet only end up gaining weight.
"In fact, people who eliminate gluten may end up gaining weight because these foods often have more calories than their gluten-containing counterparts. There is also preliminary evidence that consuming gluten-containing foods, especially whole grain wheat products high in dietary fiber, may boost beneficial gut microbiome and its effect on health."
According to Siddhartha S. Angadi, Ph.D., co- author of the study, the journal is equipped with information about the weight change of the celiac patients, who followed the gluten free diet, findings shows that results vary according to weight.
Adding that there are numerous internet sites that provided wrong information about gluten information that caused misconceptions about the gluten free diet.
