The Gluten Lie: And Other Myths About What You Eat
Apr 2015 · Simon and Schuster
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An incendiary work of science journalism debunking the myths that dominate the American diet and showing readers how to stop feeling guilty and start loving their food again—sure to ignite controversy over our obsession with what it means to eat right.
FREE YOURSELF FROM ANXIETY ABOUT WHAT YOU EAT
Gluten. Salt. Sugar. Fat. These are the villains of the American diet—or so a host of doctors and nutritionists would have you believe. But the science is far from settled and we are racing to eliminate wheat and corn syrup from our diets because we’ve been lied to. The truth is that almost all of us can put the buns back on our burgers and be just fine.
Remember when butter was the enemy? Now it’s good for you. You may have lived through times when the Atkins Diet was good, then bad, then good again; you may have wondered why all your friends cut down on salt or went Paleo; and you might even be thinking about cutting out wheat products from your own diet.
For readers suffering from dietary whiplash, The Gluten Lie is the answer. Scientists and physicians know shockingly little about proper nutrition that they didn’t know a thousand years ago, even though Americans spend billions of dollars and countless hours obsessing over “eating right.”
In this groundbreaking work, Alan Levinovitz takes on bestselling physicians and dietitians, exposing the myths behind how we come to believe which foods are good and which are bad—and pointing the way to a truly healthful life, free from anxiety about what we eat.
FREE YOURSELF FROM ANXIETY ABOUT WHAT YOU EAT
Gluten. Salt. Sugar. Fat. These are the villains of the American diet—or so a host of doctors and nutritionists would have you believe. But the science is far from settled and we are racing to eliminate wheat and corn syrup from our diets because we’ve been lied to. The truth is that almost all of us can put the buns back on our burgers and be just fine.
Remember when butter was the enemy? Now it’s good for you. You may have lived through times when the Atkins Diet was good, then bad, then good again; you may have wondered why all your friends cut down on salt or went Paleo; and you might even be thinking about cutting out wheat products from your own diet.
For readers suffering from dietary whiplash, The Gluten Lie is the answer. Scientists and physicians know shockingly little about proper nutrition that they didn’t know a thousand years ago, even though Americans spend billions of dollars and countless hours obsessing over “eating right.”
In this groundbreaking work, Alan Levinovitz takes on bestselling physicians and dietitians, exposing the myths behind how we come to believe which foods are good and which are bad—and pointing the way to a truly healthful life, free from anxiety about what we eat.
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Alexa Nagy
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October 19, 2020
Disclaimer: I haven't read this yet... just commenting...I get VERY ill from wheat. I was very sick for a half a decade and had a very poor immune system until a wheat allergy was discovered through a blood test. If I even get traces of it in my food I will cough and vomit for an hour. It's absolutely miserable. I get that people don't eat it because of a fad diet, but from someone who gets very ill from it, the title of the book is what bothers me. It might be a "lie" for some, but from someone who seriously suffers from intolerances to wheat, dairy, and other foods it is no joke.
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Jonathan Hardy
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February 18, 2021
This is how folks who know very little about science, nutrition, medicine, or disease try to get rich. They jump "off" of a popular bandwagon and try to come across as the savior of your pleasure in life. "Removing the guilt from your diet", "get back to real eating" kind of mantras that appeal to your desire to eat whatever you please. Mr. Levinovitz sir, you are doing no good for folks who have disease states that are triggered or worsened by certain foods. The least of which is not gluten. The concerns over gluten are not lies. Your book (loosely defined) debunks nothing.
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Bridgett Jennings
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December 20, 2020
I became severely allergic to gluten 3 years ago. I don't know why I'm allergic but I do know it's an effect of genetically modified seeds. It's a serious problem and it's hard to live with. All natural eating is healthy real butter is healthy we all need a certain amount of salt and corn syrup vs sugar is smarter of opinion. Gmo is our enemy... And putting gluten in a sentence with butter and sugar and salt is irresponsible
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About the author
Alan Levinovitz is an assistant professor at James Madison University. His writing has appeared in Slate, Salon, Wired, The Believer, and The Millions, as well as academic journals. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife, his daughter, and a cat. Fake cheese is his one food taboo.
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