The trend is hard to stop: many people believe that a gluten-free diet has a positive effect on their health. But it's not that simple: gastroenterologists have already commented on the question. Experts claim that a gluten-free diet is of no use to healthy people or people with digestive problems but who do not suffer from celiac disease. Instead, they recommend a varied diet plan without ready meals and sugary sweets. You should choose a variety of foods that contain bacterially degradable complex carbohydrates.
A gluten-free diet only helps with celiac disease
Celiac disease is a genetic disease that affects around one percent of the population in Europe. Whether someone will actually develop celiac disease depends on several factors. Babies born by cesarean section or babies born from an early agewith antibioticshave been treated are generally at greater risk. But an unhealthy diet can also be the trigger in adults. The person affected should then maintain a strict diet for the rest of their life. Manufacturers have now noticed the increase in patients with celiac disease and have developed special gluten-free or low-gluten products accordingly.
Such a diet is not necessarily healthy
The popularity of the gluten-free diet has increased so much in recent years, especially because numerous professionals have popularized it on social networks, that even healthy people or people with digestive problems are now trying it out and are happy to avoid foods containing gluten completely. However, this is not recommended because a diet without gluten often cannot supply the body with all of the important trace elements, minerals and vitamins. Scientist at theColumbia Medical Universityhad even conducted a study and found a connection between certain heart problems and a gluten-free diet. Healthy people should therefore not completely avoid gluten; wholemeal bread and potato salad should be included in the daily menu at least 2-3 times a week.
