a health hazard?

Supposed to improve digestion and health, gluten-free food products are popular with supermarkets and many people. But are they so beneficial for health? The magazine 60 Million consumers has conducted the survey and the results are far from positive.

Highly processed products

In its July special issue magazine, the magazine alerts its readers: gluten-free products are highly processed products that can be harmful to your health. In addition to being often low in fiber and protein but too rich in sugar and salt, they contain many additives to enhance the taste.

To overcome the lack of gluten, the thickeners or emulsifiers that are added to these products are also more caloric. In addition, " these foods" digest much faster than gluten-free versions and significantly increase insulin secretion and blood glucose. They give hunger explains the dietitian Angélique Houlbert, Franceinfo

Deficiencies in proteins

But the investigation does not stop there. It also shows that these gluten-free products sold at exorbitant prices can induce protein deficiencies. For example, the magazine relies on a Spanish study in 2017 that gluten-free bread contained on average twice as much fat as conventional bread while it provided three times less protein.

A study which coincides with the one made by 60 Million Consumers in 2016 which warned its readers that " 100 g of Brand Mark E. Leclerc gluten-free bread bread contain 2.6 g of protein, compared to 8.3 g for the Brand Mark E. Leclerc Epi d'o r ".

" In place of wheat, these products are usually made with refined flour (rice flour, corn), apple starch ground or cbadava, or processed or modified starches. In the end, these are foods that are very rich in carbohydrates of very poor quality, very low in fiber, minerals, vitamins and proteins "says Angélique Houlbert.

The blood pressure of people who regularly consume these foods is also likely to rise.

Conclusion, except if you are part of the 1% of the population that is medically "gluten intolerant", avoid the ban on gluten of your diet. Finally, if you are celiac, be sure to focus on unprocessed raw products.

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