Does anyone have experience with eating gluten-free, or wheat-free? Any opinions?

My cousin read the book WHEAT BELLY, and decided to give it a try. In a year she shed 40 unneeded pounds, and her painful inflamed knee was much better. I am thinking about trying it, but it seems like a lot of work!

Unless you actually have Celiac disease and a true allergy, gluten-free is just a dying fad unlike that of the fat-free fad.

Bottom line is that if you want to lose weight, you cut your caloric intake. That's all there is to it. These fads seem to work because while people are following these fads, they actually believe it or not.. WATCH what they eat. Also people eating gluten free area also eating less carbohydrates. Carbohydrates rare a fast burning energy, so unless you're really active all of that bread, rice, pasta, and beer is going to end up lining  your gut and waist.

Dear Virginia

I don't know any who has been on a Gluten-Free diet, I've briefly read that  eliminating gluten from your diet could possibly help you lose some weight. However, on the other hand I heard you need gluten and it's now a FAD to get rid of it. More money if products claim they have removed it. I had heard some folks are allergic to gluten.

Yeah i am following gluten free foods i  eat millet foods such as foxtail millet ,kodo millet ,little millet,proso millet etc eating these i have reduced 5kg of weight,they are healthy and gluten free but beware these millets they are rich in goitrogens they affect thyroid,eat millets in moderation kindly consider doctor before doing any changes according to your age.Hope this helps

I'm not sure it has any value for the average person. It's a fad in Oz. Supermarkets are promoting it and, just this week, I noticed that a local coffee shop had a "gluten free Friday".

It's a fad which I would only consider if my doctor told me I needed it.