Wheat Belly Review

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I have now finished reading WheatBelly by William Davis MD. Yes, I am late to the reporting. Therefore, this will be a review that is different than what manywrite. I knew that David Mendosa and Tom Naughton had writtenreviews and I sought out their blogs. After recording them, I wentto the search engine and typed in “wheat belly by william davisreview” and pressed the enter key. I received 147,000 results. Atfirst glance, not all entries are book reviews and of course, manyitems are repeated several times with some different wording.
Before going further, I will say thattaking so long to read the book helped me understand many of thepoints Dr. Davis put forth. I have greatly reduced the amount ofwheat I consume by about 90%, and the weight is declining. I haveenjoyed reading many of the reviews that were written even before Ipurchased the book. I am happy to report that many of the reviewsare positive and the one review that disputes some of the studies Dr.Davis uses is not negative either.
The Grain Foods Foundation is naturallysticking out against Dr. Davis because he is a threat to theirbusiness. Most of the time they quote the same unproven points aboutgrains, especially whole grains, are healthy for us. They have theirexperts and very few studies that conclusively support this, but bothsides of this issue have “experts.”  You may read several blogs on the GrainFoods Foundation blog site here. Sometimes the comments are betterthan the blog. There are several blogs following this in the monthof September 2011.
I would urge everyone to read a blog byPeter Bronski, who with his wife, have the blog, “No Gluten, NoProblem” blog site. I think he does raise some good issues. I willadmit that in Chapter 7, Dr. Davis is a bit glib in his discussion ofdiabetes. Eliminating wheat for many people with type 2 diabetes, dohave good results and some are able to eliminate medications totally– at least until they revert to old habits. Diabetes is notcurable yet, but people reading chapter may think they are cured.
David Mendosa wrote his review here. Tom Naughton had a two-part interview here and here. Tom also hadtwo very good articles about the reactions of the grain producershere and here. Tom makes valid points and I enjoy reading his blogs. Then go to BalancedBites and read the review by Diane Sanfilippo,BS, Certified Nutrition Consultant, one of four women writing for theblog site. After completing that blog, take time to read the reviewby Dana Carpender on “Hold the Toast” blog site, and author of“500 Low Carb Recipes.”
If you haven't read Wheat Bellyby William Davis MD, it is worth the time and there is muchto be said for the fact that wheat is not the wheat of biblical timesor even 100 years ago. It has been so perverted with geneticsengineering that is does not resemble the wheat of old. It can causediabetes and other health problems and is a real problem similar tohigh fructose corn syrup. Our modern agriculture is trying to feedthe world, but in doing so has created health problems that arespreading around the world. We need someone to point this out, likeDr. Davis.