There aren't. UNLESS you have a diagnosable intolerance.Originally Posted by Enduronman
Thank you because I had no idea that there may be links to gluten/anxiety/depression...I just read some articles. Geeze can we eat anything!!!!
Not by actual scientists it hasn't been! Get your medical and dietary advice from real medical professionals, NOT from the internet. There are absolutely no dietary links to schizophrenia or autism - absolutely zero. Its not just a myth, its a lie.
Sorry Chiddler, my information isn't just from the internet, but also from personal experience. I work with people that have allergies, intolerances, and food sensitivities everyday. Their experiences aren't validated by scientists or even medical doctors, but by the way that they feel. Please don't discount this as being 'a myth.'
I just want to put this out here because if anyone reads this that suspects they have an issue with food and this could help them, I wouldn't want them to be discouraged.
You are what you eat!!
Science isn't optional and anecdote is a terrible thing to base healthcare decisions on.
"Someone I met says they felt better when they did thing X"
That's not a reason to start doing thing X, that's a reason to do some research into whether or not thing X is actually a proven and effective treatment. If not then its almost certain that what made them better what something else they did at the same time but forgot to mention.
Humans are awful at pattern recognition and linking cause an effect. that's why we developed science, to enable us to do those things properly.
If removing a single substance from a diet creates a measurable improvement, that's scientific evidence and all scientists will accept it - just as long as the experiment is done scientifically. Since NO scientific experiment has ever linked diet to autism or schizophrenia I am confident in saying no such link is believed to exist.
Ditto with gluten. Unless you have a scientfically detectable negative reaction to it, its harmless. It cannot make healthy people sick. those who claim their personal experience shows otherwise are misinterpreting their experience, or haven't have the right tests.
I will repeat. science is not optional. Its a method that discovers facts from evidence, not believes from anecdotes.
Look, I didn't come here to be 'beaten down' with 'facts.' I came here to get and share advice.
We struggle so much with anxiety, if someone alters their diet in a drastic or not-so-drastic way and experiences some improvement, what exactly is the harm in that just because 'science' doesn't support it?
Surely the best advice is that that can be backed up by facts? There are no 'facts' (in inverted commas), just facts.
If someone got better and gives the credit to entirely the wrong thing, then that's bad advice to take. Instead find stuff that is scientifically proven to work, and do that
Quackery is NOT harmless. Quackery kills people
As noted by others, eating a healthier diet does decrease anxiety. I'm not sure if this is proven by science or not.
I'm pretty sure eating healthier (be that a vegetarian, vegan, low-carb, ketogenic, gluten-free, dairy-free or whatever diet) has never killed anyone.
My point was, I came to this forum to get advice and hear the experiences of others with anxiety, regarding to the diet issue.
I did not come here to be told I was wrong, wrong, wrong.
So, if you have something helpful to contribute, go ahead. If not, please move on.
My original point was that a gluten-free diet ISN'T healthier, unless there's a medical reason for it. Gluten is harmless to most people. Reality matters. If people want to change their diets to help their health it matters that they do this in a way that ACTUALLY helps.
Its not that 'you' are wrong, its that you've been given false information. True information is always better than false information.
Science isn't a matter of opinion, things are either supported by evidence, or not.
The wrong diet has killed people - diabetics who instead of going to a doctor get some crank diet off a website. Live a reality-based life, that's all I am suggesting. Anecdote is not good evidence.
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