Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health (39 page)

Underscored
references indicate tables or boxed text.

A
canthosis nigricans,
183

Acidosis,
118–20

Acid reflux,
9
,
92
,
93

Acne,
177–81

Actos (pioglitazone),
106

Addiction to wheat

appetite stimulation and,
52–54

naloxone counteracting,
50–51

not due to gluten,
174

obsession with wheat,
44–45

processed food industry and,
60

reexposure effects,
203

withdrawal,
44
,
54
,
198
,
200–202

ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder),
48

Adiponectin,
61

Advanced glycation end products (AGEs),
133–39
,
136–37
,
140–41
,
143

Advertising for foods,
194

Aegilops speltoid
(goatgrass),
19

Aging

accelerated by diabetes,
133

AGEs causing,
133–39
,
136–37
,
140–41
,
143

biological markers lacking for,
131–32

glycation as measure of rate,
140–44

measures proposed for,
131–33

of skin, wheat and,
177

slowing by dropping wheat,
144–45

varying rates of,
130–31

Agriculture adoption, ills of,
225–26

Alopecia areata,
186
,
187

Alzheimer’s, AGEs resulting in,
136

Amylopectin,
32
,
33

Amylopectin A,
33
,
34
,
35
,
63–64
,
72

Amylopectin B,
33

Amylopectin C,
33

Amylose,
32
,
35

Anaphylactic shock,
40

Animal products.
See
Meat and animal products

Antibody blood tests,
80–81

Antigliadin antibody test,
80

Appetite

night cravings,
52–53

opiate-blocking drugs reducing,
50
,
51

rebalanced by avoiding wheat,
70

stimulated by wheat,
36
,
52–54
,
70
,
96
,
197

when fasting,
199

Arthritis,
9
,
123–25
,
128–29

Artificial sweeteners,
239–40

Asparagus,
255

Asthma,
9

Ataxia,
167–69

Atherosclerosis,
147–50
,
148–49

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
48

Autism, wheat’s effect on,
47
,
48

Autoimmune diseases,
85–86

Avocado, recipes with,
245
,
247

B
eer,
213–14

Behçet’s disease,
183

Beverages,
213–14
,
233

Blood-brain barrier,
48
,
49

Blood sugar.
See also
Diabetes

amylopectin’s effect on,
33
,
34

elevated by wheat,
9
,
33–34
,
35
,
63

glycation of LDL particles and,
149

high

AGE formation due to,
134–37
,
138–39

aging accelerated by,
133

damage due to,
106

fat due to,
35–36

glycation with,
125

insulin release with,
62

legumes’ effect on,
213

non-wheat grains’ effect on,
212–13

normal, AGE formation and,
137–38

pasta’s effect on,
34

visceral fat growth and,
60–61
,
62–63

BMI,
58
,
66–67
,
102
,
164

Bones

acid-induced calcium extraction,
121–22

as calcium repositories,
118–19

osteoporosis,
119–20
,
123
,
127–28

Brain.
See
Mind effects of wheat; Neurological impairment

Bread substitute (recipe),
257

Breakfast

cereals with wheat or gluten,
233
,
235

recipes,
241–45
,
258–59

suggestions for,
213
,
214–15

Breast cancer,
64

Breasts, enlarged on males,
64–65

Buproprion,
51

B vitamins,
195–96

C
alcium,
118–19
,
121–22

Cancer,
58
,
64
,
89–90
,
137

Carbohydrates

acne promoted by,
179–81

in ADA diet for diabetes,
106–9

AGE formation and,
139

complex, in wheat,
32
,
33
,
139

diabetes’ relationship to,
105–6

fat storage due to,
154–55

in gluten-free foods,
63
,
67
,
72–73
,
232

LDL particles linked to,
156–58

low-carb diets,
69–70
,
110–14

percent in wheat,
32

in recipes in this book,
238–39

reducing on wheat-free diet,
204–5

in 7-day menu example,
215–16

triglycerides elevated by,
153–54
,
155–56

Carrot cake,
262

Cataracts,
137
,
143

Celiac disease

acid reflux with,
93

ataxia with,
167–69

cancer risk with,
89–90

case history,
86–87

cautions for recipes,
240

challenges for avoiding gluten,
91–92

changing face of,
77–79

dementia with,
173

diabetes associated with,
84
,
86
,
113

diagnosis of,
65
,
76–78
,
80–81

early treatments for,
75

as failed adaptation to wheat,
74–75

genetic modification of wheat and,
26

gluten triggering,
39
,
75–76

IBS with,
93

immune-mediated gluten intolerance with,
84–88
,
90
,
128

increasing prevalence of,
75
,
77
,
79
,
82

Internet resources,
92

malnourishment with,
36
,
65–66
,
76
,
88

mortality rate and,
88–89

osteoporosis risk with,
127–28

as permanent condition,
94

rectal challenge for,
81

seizures with,
173–74

small intestine and,
36
,
76
,
81

symptoms of,
39–40
,
76–78
,
84–88
,
229

wheat-related weight loss and,
36
,
66–69

Central fat.
See
Visceral fat

Cerebellar ataxia,
167
,
168–69

Cheese

containing wheat or gluten,
233

lactose intolerance and,
209

recipes,
246
,
248
,
253–54
,
256
,
263

for snacks,
220

in wheat-free diet,
209

Cheesecake,
263

China Study,
160–64

Chocolate,
220–21
,
260
,
264

Cholesterol, fictitious LDL,
152–53
,
164–65

Colon cancer,
58

Coloring,
234

Complex carbohydrates,
32
,
139

Condiments,
212
,
236

Cookies,
261

Crab cakes,
251

Crackers, low-carb,
221–22

Cutaneous vasculitis,
183

Cytokines,
61

D

Dairy,
180
,
209
.
See also
Cheese Dementia,
136
,
173

Dermatitis herpetiformis,
85
,
181–83
,
229

Dermatomyositis,
183

Desserts,
236
,
260–64

Diabetes.
See also
Blood sugar

ADA diet for,
106–9

AGE formation due to,
135–37

aging accelerated by,
133

beta cell adaptation with,
104

case history,
108–9

celiac disease and,
84
,
86
,
113

in children (type 1),
98
,
112–13

complications of,
101
,
135–36
,
169–70

costs of,
96–97

fruits’ effect on,
207

history of,
97–100
,
110

increase in US (1980-2009),
100

insulin-dependent,
86

lipid triad with,
155

low-carb diet for,
110–14

medications for,
106

prediabetes,
100–101

prevalence of,
100–101
,
100

prevention of,
114

relieved by avoiding wheat,
9

type 1 vs. type 2,
99

weight gain leading to,
101–2

wheat and risk of,
96
,
103

whole grains and,
6
,
58

Dining out,
223–24

Dips for vegetables,
222

E
ating out,
223–24

Economics of wheat,
227

Eggplant bake,
256

Eggs,
208
,
243–44
,
248

Einkorn wheat

author’s experiment with,
26–27

early European use of,
18–19

emmer as offspring of,
19

finding today,
21–22
,
21

genetic code of,
18

gradual change away from,
17

modern wheat compared to,
22

Natufian use in Pleistocene,
16

in Otzi’s diet,
122–23

as poor for baking,
19
,
32

preservation of,
21

resurrecting,
227

Emmer wheat
(Triticum turgidum)
,
17
,
19–20
,
21–22
,
227

Endogenous AGEs,
140

Endomysium antibody test,
80
,
81

Energy bars,
234

Erectile dysfunction,
137

Erythema nodosum,
183

Estrogen,
64–65

Exogenous AGEs,
140–41

Exorphins,
49
,
51
,
166
,
174–75

Eye damage, AGEs causing,
137
,
143

F
ast food,
234

Fasting,
199

Fat, belly.
See
Visceral fat

Fat, dietary

low-fat diet,
106
,
109
,
156

medical movement to reduce,
59

triglyceride levels little affected by,
152

VLDL little affected by,
155

on wheat-free diet,
205–6

Fiber,
32
,
195

Fillers,
234

Fish and seafood recipes,
247
,
251

Flaxseed, ground,
213
,
243
,
244

Friedewald equation,
152–53

Fruit drinks,
213

Fruits,
118
,
206–7
,
241
,
257–58

Fudge,
264

G
enetics of wheat