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Wheat Belly

Can eliminating all wheat from your diet really solve your weight and health problems?

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  • Established: 2011
  • Founder: Dr. William Davis
  • Accessibility: Book
  • Diet Type: Wheat-free, gluten-free
  • Gender: Male and female
BACKGROUND

Wheat Belly is a new book written by Dr. William Davis that shows you how to lose weight through eliminating wheat. Dr. Davis is a renowned cardiologist who has witnessed over 2,000 patients regaining their health after eliminating wheat from their diet completely. As a result, Dr. Davis has written Wheat Belly to serve as a step by step guide to living a lifestyle without wheat. This book can be used by both men and women and includes cutting edge science and nutrition ifnormation. The book covers wheat as the unhealthy whole grain and talks about how the wheat we eat now is not the same wheat our grandparents ate.

Wheat Belly singles out wheat as the most destructive ingredient to our modern health. Wheat is blamed for the rise in type 2 diabetes, cataracts, wrinkles, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and a host of other diseases. By simply eliminating wheat from your diet, it is suggested that you will be able to quickly lose weight, think more clearly, sleep better and reduce your chances of several diseases.

PRO
  • Highlights the benefits of eliminating wheat
  • Many people have improved their health using the methods in this book
  • Makes a clear connection between eating wheat and several diseases that are on the rise
  • Following a wheat-free diet can yield quick weight loss results
  • Several success stories available
  • Book written by an experienced cardiologist
  • Talks in-depth about modern wheat
CON
  • Giving up wheat completely will take effort
  • Book only offers one point of view where wheat is concerned
  • Information directly contradicts recommendations for whole grain given by the USDA
  • Gives the impression that eliminating wheat is the only solution
DIET and NUTRITION

Wheat Belly is all about eliminating all wheat from you diet in order to improve your health, lose weight and lower your chances of getting several diseases. Dr. Davis offers several examples of patients he has tested this program on and the health improvements they have experienced. Because wheat is included in foods more than sugar, fat or salt, it will be difficult to adjust to not having it at all. There is an extensive list of the types of food that contain wheat as well as those that don’t. The types of food that you will be eating after eliminating wheat are listed below:

  • Dairy Products
  • Vegetables
  • Fruits
  • Nuts
  • Cheese
  • Meat
  • Fish
  • Soy Foods
  • Legumes
  • Oils
  • Avocados
  • Dark Chocolate
EXERCISE

There is no specific exercise program included in Wheat Belly. It is suggested that after you eliminate wheat from you diet you will have a lot more energy to do things like exercising.

CONCLUSION

Wheat Belly is a book that offers the point of view that wheat causes the majority of health and weight problems that are currently plaguing so many people. Although this style of eating may not be suitable for everyone, the suggested foods are part of a healthy diet. Dr. Davis has used this program for his patients and has seen dramatic results. If you are looking to lose weight and improve your health, you may find that giving up wheat can help you reach your goals.

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Christie Collins

So far it is working for my husband and I, he has lost 8lbs and I have lost 3. we had to clean out our cabinets of anything containing wheat but after that it's pretty easy to follow and we don't feel hungry!!

posted Feb 13th, 2012 3:48 pm


Evelyn Coburn

Is there a book available that I can buy?

posted Nov 8th, 2011 1:47 pm



   
 

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