The Wheat Belly Dietwas created by Dr. William Davis. Dr. Davis claims that the food that we are eating is making us sick and the agencies that are providing us with what to eat guidelines are providing us with "dangerous advice with devastating health consequences".
According to his best selling book, he noticed that after eating a breakfast of toast or bagels or waffles, he had little energy, even with a good night's sleep. When he had eggs he felt energized.
At the time of this discovery, Dr. Davis was about 30 pounds overweight and was also found to have high cholesterol and the blood sugar levels of a diabetic.
Dr. Davis felt that he needed to make a change, so he began his own wheat free experimentation. He also asked his near diabetes patients to do the same. His plan was to eat low glycemic foods in place of wheat products and to return in 90 days. The result was a considerable drop in weight and blood sugar levels that went from the diabetic range to the normal range. Added benefits were more energy, improved joint. lung, and bowel health, better mental focus and deeper sleep.
His experiment prompted him to write his diet book.
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How does it work?
The diet eliminates all wheat. Wheat supposedly causes 'wheat belly'. The diet is a wheat free, low carb diet that avoids bad fats and cured meats. You will be eating unprocessed foods and avoiding starches and sugary foods.
Based on the foods available, and especially in the foods that are off limits, you will be eliminating many of the food sources that are likely to add weight. To be clear, this diet is NOT a gluten free diet, it is essentially a wheat free diet. Many gluten free products still contain fattening starches which do not help you to lose weight. The diet should help you to lose weight due to better eating choices and not necessarily removing wheat.
Wheat Withdrawal:
Withdrawal symptoms are likely and can range from one day to about a week. Symptoms include cravings, dehydration, flu like symptoms, muscle cramps, light headedness, joint pain, depression,
emotional outbursts, brain fog, intestinal pain, lack of energy, headache, constipation, dark thoughts, and bloating.
Help with wheat withdrawal:
Supplement with magnesium
Drink plenty of water
Refrain from exercise
Supplement with a probiotic
Supplement iodine, 5-hydroxytryptohan, rhodiola
Liberally consume good fat, oils and protein
Add some salt or sea salt or minerals containing slat
Choose a low stressful time
Fruit (you are limited to low sugar fruits such as oranges, apples, and berries)
Vegetables
Ground flaxseed
Meat and eggs (organic)
Oils from plants such as coconut, cocoa butter, avocado, and olive
Raw nuts
Cheese (full fat)
In limited quantities:
Raw seeds
Avocados
Olives
Soy (fermented)
Yogurt, cottage cheese, butter, and milk (full fat and unsweetened)
Beans
Chia
Millet
Quinoa
Amaranth
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What you cannot eat:
Some of the foods that are off limits are:
Sucrose
High-fructose corn syrup
Sugary foods
Salt
soda
potatoes
rice
dried fruit
fruit juice
trans fats
legumes
fried foods
cured meats
Wheat (all forms including foods made with rye, spelt, wheat, barley, and certain oats)
No wheat means that you are eliminating foods such as cereals, pasta, bread, doughnuts, and pretzels.
Adapting this diet to vegetarian should be fairly easy, but making this diet vegan will be quite difficult.
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Meetings:
There are no in person meeting.
Level of difficulty:
The level of difficulty is high. Eliminating foods or food groups can create a challenge for many people. Giving up wheat and wheat products can be difficult.
Positives:
Lose weight
Look better, feel better
Lower inflammation
Lower blood sugar levels
Stable blood sugar levels
Lower cholesterol
Better and more stable blood sugar level
Less salt
Better digestion and gut health
No counting
Simple to follow (not easy, but straight forward)
Rich in vegetables means high in fiber and full of vitamins
No evidence or studies that prove that this diet will help you to lose weight
No prepackaged foods
Meal planning
Meal prep
Read labels
Cheating (eating wheat) can cause problems such as gas or cramps
No cookies, no bread, no pasta, no doughnuts, no bagels, etc.
Restrictive
Does it work?
According to a review in the Journal of Cereal Science, there is not enough evidence to substantiate most of Dr. Davis's claims including the link between obesity and wheat. As stated earlier, better food choices seem to be the reason for weight loss. Cutting out wheat products and eliminating or reducing many sugary and starchy foods from your diet will lower your caloric intake by 400 or more calories which should mean lost weight.
Wheat does contain gliadin, a protein that stimulates your appetite, so eliminating wheat means automatically reducing your appetite by removing this protein.
The diet is a healthy diet and should help you to lose weight. Joan Salge Blake, MS, RD, a Boston nutritionist, author ofNutrition & You: Core Concepts for Good Health, and a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association says, "This isn't a well-balanced diet. You should sit down with a registered dietitian to be sure you're meeting all your nutrient needs if you choose this diet." In addition "Losing weight doesn't have to be this challenging," Blake says. "Do you really need to go to this extreme?"
I agree that this diet is rather extreme and difficult for most people. If you need a gluten free diet, this might be an alternative, if not, I suggest that you consider other diets.
Thank you for reading, my friends. I wish you success on your weight loss journey.
Kind regards,
George Pierce
Founder WALW
Some diets are more of a stretch than others.
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Wheat Belly and Gluten Free
Many people that look at this diet are also looking at gluten free diets. Gluten free has been publicized by celebrities and athletes as a better health choice and a weight loss alternative.
Dr. William Davis creator of the diet.
Gluten Free?
Gluten can cause some people problems. If you suffer from gluten related disorders such as celiac disease (CD), gluten ataxia, non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) and wheat allergy, then a gluten free diet may be necessary.
About 79% of Celiac sufferers who opt for a gluten free diet still suffer from persistent villus atrophy. This is thought to be from gluten free diet errors.
Some gluten free mistakes are choosing the wrong gluten free substitutes, cross contamination, and nutritional deficiencies.
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Before opting for the Wheat Belly diet or a Gluten Free diet, consult with your doctor. Should your doctor recommend a gluten free diet, then part of your gluten free diet will include the help, training, and education that you need.
In the US, any food that is labeled gluten free has less than 20 ppm gluten. Gluten free is considered to be a harmless level of gluten, however, an exact level at which gluten is harmless has not been determined.
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