19 | Is Gluten Causing You to Feel Bloated & Gain Weight? The Truth About Grains

Welcome back to another episode of the Master Your Metabolism After 40 Podcast:

If you're feeling more bloated since hitting your 40s or are post-menopausal, today's episode is for you.

Bloating, weight gain, and fatigue can be especially challenging during perimenopause and menopause.

I know we're commonly told to avoid gluten to alleviate bloat and digestive discomfort.

In fact, avoiding gluten has become so prominent that the gluten-free food industry grew to a $6.7 billion industry in 2023.

But is gluten really the problem, or is it something deeper?

That's what we'll be uncovering in today's podcast.

Here are some stats I referenced in the episode:

 

These are the research papers I referenced:

Excess vitamin intake: An unrecognized risk factor for obesity https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3932423/ 

Iron Fortification and Supplementation: Fighting Anemia of Chronic Diseases or Fueling Obesity? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8085477/

Gut Microbiota and Iron: The Crucial Actors in Health and Disease connection between obesity and iron fortification:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6315993/

Environmental Defence Report on Glyphosate:

https://environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Whats-In-Your-Lunch-Glyphosate-Report-Sept-2018.pdf

A Critical Review of the Literature Surrounding Glyphosate, Dysbiosis and Wheat-Sensitivity

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7545723/

 

 

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In health,

Lara Frendjian, RHN