Wheat free diet involves removing all wheat and wheat flour products, such as breads, from your intake. Wheat free diet is often mistaken for gluten free diet, but they are two different concepts. Wheat free diet is usually prescribed to the people who are allergic to wheat, but is useful for others as well.
However, there are many constraints in following a wheat free diet. A majority of people across the world include wheat as an integral part of their food. Moreover, it is an ingredient for a wide range of foods. Not to ignore the fact that wheat is one of the most wholesome and
nutritious foods.
The popularity of wheat and wheat products is such that it is often surprising for people to learn just how many people are allergic to it. Wheat is now listed in the top eight food allergens across the globe, along with some types of nuts, dairy products, fish, eggs, and soy. Hence, people who need the benefits of a wheat free diet are in large numbers.
The factors that increase the likelihood of wheat allegories include:
1. Family history - you are certainly at greater risk of allergy to wheat if your parents or close relatives have had the same condition.
2. Age and Immunity – toddlers are prone to wheat allergies. The reason – immature immune systems as well as weak digestive systems.
Moreover, many people are allergic to proteins found in wheat, such as albumin, globulin, gliadin, and gluten. Any of them can cause an allergic reaction. Hence, the only way to prevent a reaction like stomach upset, eczema, allergic, rhinitis, asthma and even anaphylaxis, is to strictly avoid wheat and wheat products.
It is not always easy to follow the wheat free diet, since people do not suspect how many products contain wheat, which is why it is recommended that always check the label ingredients before you use a product. Foods such as ice-cream may also contain wheat. Therefore, make it a habit to check the label each time you pick up a new product if you are following a wheat free diet.
To be more specific, under a wheat free diet program, avoid any food containing wheat, wheat berries, wheat bran, wheat germ, wheatgrass, or any form of the word wheat. Avoid flour, including instant, bread, cake, enriched, graham, and all-purpose flours, semolina, durum, bulgar or bulghar, kamut, cracker meal, couscous, tabbouleh and tempura crumbs. In addition, be careful when selecting foods containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein, modified food starch, vegetable starch or vegetable protein, gelatinized starch or pre-gelatinized starch, natural flavorings and soy sauce, as they can be from both wheat and non wheat sources. Check the label for information whether they are from a non wheat source, so as to continue a wheat free diet.
For a wheat free diet practitioner, it is necessary to be alert while having breakfast cereals, both hot and cold, pastas, rice noodles, snack foods, especially if seasoned or highly processed, soups, gravies, thickened sauces, beer, salad dressings, breads, pastries, cakes, cookies, crackers, doughnuts, pies, pretzels, and all other baked goods. Moreover, it is always a good practice to consult your
doctor or dietician before and during a wheat free diet.
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