He is however a very highly qualified surgeon (who still practices)... so I'd say his credibility isn't nil.

I spent about 8 weeks gluten free (among other things) while investigating some food sensitivities (cashews and their ilk make the skin on my hands and feet blister) and it does feel good. The bigger issue is that a lot of the quick and easy crap food has gluten so by cutting out gluten you get rid of much fast food and junk food. Ergo the benefits are not purely gluten related.

Never hurts to give it a try but the amount of gluten in a healthy home cooked diet isn't really that high anyway.

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... and anyway, I make a damn good cynic.

Who he is and what he does is really not the point (and is actually an appeal to authority fallacy). On the basis of what he says he fails worse than almost anyone else out there right now.

Surgeons are plumbers of the med world. And they're certainly not gastroenterologists. Oz's claims often fall into the quack category.

I would be highly suspect of anyone with a syndicated show giving me advice on anything medical, financial or otherwise.

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This is a beyond ignorant statement.

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Well don't just stop there while you've got the floor. Do enlighten a beyond ignorant man.

Please.

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It's late and I don't feel like typing out a long reply but here's the abridged version.

I have a very serious case of Crohn's disease. I also had asthma for 20 years. Once I eliminated gluten from my diet, not only did my Crohn's symptoms improve drastically but my asthma completely disappeared. I was tested for "Celiac's disease" and did not test positive for a gluten allergy. So yeah, just because you do not have Celiac's disease does not mean you are just OK to eat gluten. I have seen many of my friends and family eliminate it from their diet and (or went to a more Paleo diet), not only did they lose weight, they weren't bloated, they had more energy, were clearer headed, didn't get sick as much and overall felt just better. It's not a placebo, it's reality.

Bomm I don't think you're an ignorant guy, but making a blanket statement that anyone who does not have Celiac's disease should not eat gluten is in fact ignorant. There is a lot we don't know about foods (especially processed foods for that matter) or the real long term effect that food has on our body. Even through different generations. Science and nutrition have a long way to go.

Just something to think about.

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Double f****** post.

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Very sorry. I'll rephrase.

Unless you have celiacs or crohns, there's no need.

The rest of what you said is pure speculation. Not to mention anecdotal.

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VA,

My mom has Crohn's and if this is true I would love to help her out. Do you have scientific studies that have connected gluten free diets and Crohn's?

I had serious lung congestion 3 years ago, was in tip top shape from varsity sports just prior, but couldn't shake this congestion I got from a cold for months. I tried everything I could, antioxidants, vitamins, and antibiotics. Nothing worked. At the time I lived in a place similar to Animal House, and even my very unhealthy roommates were seriously concerned. Into the 4th month, a nurse suggested that I go gluten free. I was cleared up in less than a month.


Gluten is Latin for glue. It is what allows bread dough to be sticky and stretchy, and the reason why bread houses all those little air bubbles as it bakes. Our North American wheat is larger and more rough than it's European and other counterparts. This difference in grain size and composition is thought to be why many North Americans have an issue processing wheat.

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