Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health

by William Davis

For many, the idea of removing wheat from the diet is, at least psychologically, as painful as the thought of having a root canal without anesthesia.

Small changes in wheat protein structure can spell the difference between a devastating immune response to wheat protein versus no immune response at all.

Foods made with cornstarch, rice starch, potato starch, and tapioca starch are among the few foods that increase blood sugar even more than wheat products.

Nutritional deficiencies—Iron-deficiency anemia is unusually common among celiac sufferers, affecting up to 69 percent. Deficiencies of vitamin B12, folic

Greek physician Aretaeus called this mysterious condition diabetes, meaning “passing water like a siphon.”

Factoid!

taking calcium supplements is no more effective at reversing bone loss than randomly tossing some bags of cement and bricks into your backyard is at building a new patio.

Truth

That baguette may look innocent, but it’s a lot harder on the joints than you think.

#wheatbelly

wheat products are worse than nearly all other foods, skyrocketing blood sugar to levels that rival those of a full-blown diabetic—even if you’re nondiabetic.

Sing it

In genetically susceptible people who struggle with triglyceride metabolism, low-fat diets can cause triglycerides to skyrocket