Gluten-free diet for weight loss? Only treat gastrointestinal discomfort

What weight loss methods were popular in 2013? Which of these weight loss methods are crazy or even harmful to health? In addition to the air fasting method, the weight loss method based on hormone regulation, the gluten-free diet and the alcoholic diet, there are other ways that are not very effective and may harm your health.

Gweneth Paltrow follows a gluten-free diet, and many people are following suit. (Photo/From the British Telegraph)

3. Gluten-Free Diet

Gwyneth Paltrow, who played the role of Pepper Potts in the Hollywood movie "Iron Man", has publicly stated that she is a fan of this weight loss diet. "Gluten" is generally referred to as gluten or wheat gluten. This gluten protein is found in natural grains such as wheat, barley, rye, malt and triticale. In addition, gluten can also be used as a food additive to flavor or to stabilize and thicken ingredients.

Valerie Edwards, a nutritionist at Providence Portland Medical Center, once commented on the "gluten-free diet", saying it may not be good for everyone. A gluten-free diet can only help if you have gastrointestinal problems caused by celiac disease. Otherwise, relying solely on this set of rules to lose weight will not be very effective.

What's more, even if people avoid gluten-containing foods such as pies, cakes, and cookies, they will still turn to sausages, beer, or other high-calorie, gluten-free foods, so dietary control is basically not very helpful for weight loss.

Excessive alcohol intake not only causes excessive calories, but also causes chronic liver and cardiovascular diseases.

4. Drunkorexia Diet

Sounds creepy? In fact, many international supermodels have used this weight loss method privately, because it is inevitable to have a few drinks in social occasions, and sometimes even drink a lot, but the calories of alcohol cannot be underestimated. In order to balance the total calorie intake for the whole day, they would rather reduce the calories of three meals and thereby reduce food intake. Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton have both followed this method.

For example, if you limit your daily calorie intake to 500 calories (the normal recommended amount is 2,000 calories), you will store up more than 10,000 calories in 7 days a week, which is equivalent to the calories in 131 glasses of red wine and 131 units of alcohol. However, the normal recommended weekly alcohol intake for men is 28 units and for women is 21 units, so this amount of drinking is obviously beyond the range.

The British Dietetic Association (BDA) states that this method of weight loss is not only ineffective, but will also cause the body to lack many essential vitamins and minerals. Alcohol has almost no nutritional value other than calories, and drinking large amounts will harm the liver and cardiovascular health, so it should never be attempted.

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