Despite the hype you may have heard, gluten absolutely does not cause weight gain. In fact, giving up gluten and loading up on gluten free packaged foods may cause you to gain weight. When food manufacturers remove gluten from foods, taste and texture suffer so they often add more fat and sugar to compensate for this. If you want to slim down your best bet is a well-balanced reduced-calorie diet that contains plenty of naturally filling whole grains, fruits and vegetables and low fat dairy products.
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