Gluten May Cause Weight Gain

Is there a correlation to weight gain and gluten? As many as 75% of overweight and obese people in the U.S. may be addicted to either carbohydrates or the protein called gluten, which is found in all wheat, rye, barley and oat products.
Large consumption of desserts, breakfast cereals, and pastas can cause extreme amounts of weight gain. A carbohydrate addiction, in actuality is caused by excess insulin, which is released by the pancreas into the blood stream when carb-rich foods are eaten. Insulin signals the body to take in food and, once the food is consumed, orders the resulting energy to be stored in the form of fat. Too much insulin results in an irresistible and frequent desire to eat. (weight.insulitelabs.com/Addiction.php)
Much of the American diet is made up of gluten and many people are now being diagnosed as gluten sensitive or worse, Celiac Disease. You may have heard of Celiac Disease, an extreme reaction to any product containing gluten, a protein found in wheat. Symptoms are watery and bloody stools. The immune systems of those with Celiac Disease are reacting severely to this protein, yet there are thousands of people who suffer milder reactions to gluten and are oblivious to what the cause is.
If you are overweight or obese, there is a good chance you are carbohydrate or gluten-addicted. However, it's not necessarily true that you over-eat, just that you are trapped in the bad habit of always eating the wrong kinds of carbs or gluten- rich foods, while leading a sedentary lifestyle.
Being educated on eating a healthy low glycemic diet can help avoid carb addictions. That is why in my Transitions classes the first seven days is a fruit and vegetable cleanse. This helps break carb addictions, sweet addictions and caffeine addictions. We also recommend no grains for the first few weeks. Many people have found out they are gluten sensitive by removing gluten completely from their diets for a while and feel remarkably better.
Changing habits and re-training your mind is one of the key factors to improving your health as well as, education and support of an experienced Lifestyle Coach. The next step may be to come to the next Transitions Lifestyle overview May 31st at the Foxcliff South Clubhouse, Martinsville at 7pm. Please RSVP.