Ediets.com Has A "wheat-free" Diet Option

[Nantzie]

I was looking at ediets for a friend who just got diagnosed with diabetes, and saw this.

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BUT, they say that they include oats in it. I'm going to email them and let them know that that's not appropriate.

It might be a step to more awareness though.

Nancy

[Ursa Major]

Nancy, this is not supposed to be a gluten-free diet, just a wheat-free diet, because many people can't tolerate wheat, even if they're not gluten intolerant. So, on a wheat free diet, oats are fine.

[Nantzie]

I should have mentioned that in the post. I thought I had said more before I posted it, but I got distracted and didn't realize how blunt I sounded.

Rephrase: I'm going to email them and let them know that that's not appropriate .... if they're marketing this for people with a gluten intolerance.

Normally, I wouldn't really pay much attention and assume that they were just going for a weight loss thing. But they do mention a few of the classic symptoms of celiac/gluten-intolerance, as well as the fact that wheat is hidden in a lot of places. So I'm guessing they're really trying to not only help people with losing weight, but also are interested in helping people who may have some level of intolerance to gluten.

Since one of the bigger theories about the reason oats are to be avoided by US is that they're contaminated with wheat, and they mention that wheat can be hidden in a lot of different places, I decided to let them know the situation with oats.

I also think about the people who are given little or no information on how to go gluten-free after a diagnosis, and end up trying the wheat-free option on ediets.

I emailed them and let them know that most oats have a high likelihood of being contaminated with wheat (which is the specific thing they're trying to eliminate, not the wider category of gluten). I suggested that if a person who has an intolerance, even if it's underlying, eats a lot of oats, they may end up spinning their wheels with weight loss. I also suggested that maybe a note in their menus that if a person's doctor has specifically advised them to avoid wheat or gluten, that they should also avoid oats because of the high risk of the cross-contamination.

I did ediets years ago, and it was a great system. Lots of options. Lots of recipes. A shopping list. I gave up on it because I was in the middle of my whole pre-diagnosis, heavy symptoms, not being able to lose weight no matter what phase of gluten intolerance.

I'm hoping I hear back from them with more information. Maybe they already tell people a little more about celiac/ gluten intolerance when they join.

Nancy