Miley Cyrus Urges Fans to Go Gluten-Free: Smart or Silly?
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2012/04/12 21:00:00
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Miley Cyrus swears she's not anorexic -- she's just gone gluten-free. And she wants you to do it, too. "For everyone calling me anorexic, I have a gluten and lactose allergy," she tweeted. "It's not about weight -- it's about health. Gluten is crap anyway!" Miley Cyrus then told a fan: "Everyone should try no gluten for a week! The change in your skin, physical and mental health is amazing. You won't go back!"
But health experts are firing back at the 19-year-old star, saying that only people with a gluten sensitivity or who have celiac disease should go gluten-free (gluten is a portion of a protein in wheat, found in
bread, pasta and other foods).
"People who go gluten-free may gain weight if they rely mostly on highly processed gluten-free foods, many of which tend to be higher in fat, calories and sugar than their gluten-containing counterparts," Rachel Begun, a registered dietitian and food industry consultant, told TODAY Health.
bread, pasta and other foods).
"People who go gluten-free may gain weight if they rely mostly on highly processed gluten-free foods, many of which tend to be higher in fat, calories and sugar than their gluten-containing counterparts," Rachel Begun, a registered dietitian and food industry consultant, told TODAY Health.
Karen Ansel, also a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, agreed. "There’s absolutely no evidence that a gluten-free diet promotes weight loss," she told TODAY. "However, there is data that indicates that following a gluten-free diet can result in a diet that's low in key nutrients -- especially iron, zinc and B vitamins such as folate and niacin."
Miley certainly looks thin and toned ... but she's also been doing a lot of Pilates lately. Do you think everyone should go gluten-free? Or is Miley giving bad health advice?
Top Opinion
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+9These celebs jumping in the gluten free, paleo-diet band wagon are pissing me off. My wife is celiac, meaning she cannot eat gluten because her body essentially treats it as a poison. These people who do it as a fad make it difficult for people to take my wife seriously when she says she can't have gluten. For anyone else, gluten is fine. Our ancestors ate it. This paleo-diet crap is BS.
When she says "go lactos free", that's when I will say "f*ck you. It's my life, and I will have all the diary I want. I will never give up cheese, milk, or ice cream just because you say it's 'crap'".
I just don't want to do it because I've already got a healthy weight and love my bread :)