Will you survive Wheat Belly?

Dietitian Kristi King reviewed Wheat Belly for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), full text here. Among her comments: ” . . . there is very little guidance as to what are appropriate substitutions during meals, therefore, one who does not review this diet with a registered dietitian could potentially set themselves up for vitamin and mineral deficiencies, such as B vitamins, calcium, and vitamin D just to name a few.” “Review this diet with a registered dietitian”? Is she serious? This is indeed consistent with the agenda that the Academy has been pursuing for many years, trying to make dietary advice the exclusive province of registered dietitians. (Witness the lawsuit waged against North Carolina Paleo blogger, Steve Cooksey, by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics and Nutrition. I’ve also talked to several dietitians who formerly played important insider roles in the Academy: They all described efforts to legislate making dietitians the ONLY people legally able to provide dietary advice.) As is often the case with the dietary community, the response lacks real insight and understanding of the issues. Ms. King’s primary concern with the Wheat Belly arguments seems to be potential for nutritional deficiencies. Is this any merit behind this claim? Will we all suffer nutritional deficiencies that impair health by eliminating wheat? Of course not, provided you replace the lost calories of wheat with truly healthy foods, such a...
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