A Gluten-free Diet May Actually Harm Your Health

"The evidence is mounting against any health benefits from a gluten-free diet for those people without a medical reason," John Douillard tells Newsmax Health. More and more people are following a gluten-free diet, but if they have no medical reason to do so they could actually be risking their health, a top expert says. A: People who promulgate a gluten-free diet contend we aren't genetically capable of eating gluten but that's wrong. Douillard is a chiropractor, certified addiction professional, and the author of "Eat Wheat," along with six previous health books. A: People with celiac disease shouldn't eat wheat, but that's only about 1 percent to 3 percent of the population.

How A High-Fat Diet In Childhood May Wire The Brain For Addiction

Then they tested their reactions to amphetamine, a well-known stimulant that works through the dopamine system in the brain. A fascinating new study looks into what may happen in childhood to predispose a person's brain to addiction later in life—it finds that a high-fat diet in adolescence may wire the brain's reward system to be more sensitive to "real" drugs later on. Earlier work had also suggested that a fatty diet may have an effect on the reward system. The researchers behind the new study fed rats either a high-fat diet or a typical lab diet from the time they were weaned to the time they reached young adulthood. Researchers are understanding more and more about addiction in its many forms, and each passing study reveals a little more about the neurobiology and psychology of how addiction functions.

How A High-Fat Diet In Childhood May Wire The Brain For Addiction

Then they tested their reactions to amphetamine, a well-known stimulant that works through the dopamine system in the brain. A fascinating new study looks into what may happen in childhood to predispose a person's brain to addiction later in life—it finds that a high-fat diet in adolescence may wire the brain's reward system to be more sensitive to "real" drugs later on. Earlier work had also suggested that a fatty diet may have an effect on the reward system. The researchers behind the new study fed rats either a high-fat diet or a typical lab diet from the time they were weaned to the time they reached young adulthood. Researchers are understanding more and more about addiction in its many forms, and each passing study reveals a little more about the neurobiology and psychology of how addiction functions.


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