Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health

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Overview

A renowned cardiologist explains how eliminating wheat from our diets can prevent fat storage, shrink unsightly bulges, and reverse myriad health problems.

Every day, over 200 million Americans consume food products made of wheat. As a result, over 100

million of them experience some form of adverse health effect, ranging from minor rashes and high blood sugar to the unattractive stomach bulges that preventive cardiologist William Davis calls “wheat bellies.” According to Davis, that excess fat has nothing to do with gluttony, sloth, or too much butter: It’s due to the whole grain wraps we eat for lunch.

After witnessing over 2,000 patients regain their health after giving up wheat, Davis reached the disturbing conclusion that wheat is the single largest contributor to the nationwide obesity epidemic—

and its elimination is key to dramatic weight loss and optimal health. In Wheat Belly, Davis exposes the harmful effects of what is actually a product of genetic tinkering and agribusiness being sold to the American public as “wheat”—and provides readers with a user-friendly, step-by-step plan to navigate a new, wheat-free lifestyle.

Informed by cutting-edge science and nutrition, along with case studies from men and women who have experienced life-changing transformations in their health after waving goodbye to wheat, Wheat Belly is an illuminating look at what is truly making Americans sick and an action plan to clear our plates of this seemingly benign ingredient.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781609611545
  • Publisher: Rodale Press, Inc.
  • Publication date: 8/30/2011
  • Pages: 304
  • Sales rank: 82
  • Product dimensions: 6.30 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 1.10 (d)

Meet the Author

William Davis, MD, is a preventive cardiologist whose unique approach to diet allows him to advocate reversal, not just prevention, of heart disease. He is the founder of the TrackYourPlaque.com program. He lives in Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Part 1 Wheat: The Unhealthy Whole Grain

Chapter 1 What Belly? 3

Chapter 2 Not Your Grandma's Muffins: The Creation of Modern Wheat 12

Chapter 3 Wheat Deconstructed 31

Part 2 Wheat and its Head-to-Toe Destruction of Health

Chapter 4 Hey, Man, Wanna Buy Some Exorphins? The Addictive Properties of Wheat 43

Chapter 5 Your Wheat Belly Is Showing: The Wheat/Obesity Connection 55

Chapter 6 Hello, Intestine. It's Me, Wheat. Wheat and Celiac Disease 74

Chapter 7 Diabetes Nation: Wheat and Insulin Resistance 95

Chapter 8 Dropping Acid: Wheat as the Great pH Disrupter 116

Chapter 9 Cataracts, Wrinkles, and Dowager's Humps: Wheat and the Aging Process 130

Chapter 10 My Particles Are Bigger Than Yours: Wheat and Heart Disease 146

Chapter 11 It's All in Your Head: Wheat and the Brain 166

Chapter 12 Bagel Face: Wheat's Destructive Effect on the Skin 176

Part 3 Say Goodbye to Wheat

Chapter 13 Goodbye, Wheat: Create a Healthy, Delicious, Wheat-Free Life 191

Epilogue 225

Appendix A Looking for Wheat in All the Wrong Places 229

Appendix B Healthy Wheat Belly-Shrinking Recipes 238

Acknowledgments 267

References 270

Index 287

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  • Posted September 22, 2011

    Its not a diet!! Its a LIFESTYLE!

    This is a great book explaining some of the connections with wheat and not only weight gain but disease. A previous reviewer compared this to the Atkins diet which compelled me to post my own review... that can't be farther from the truth.

    Don't buy this book if you're looking for a "diet' - no diet works unless you're going to eat that way the REST of your life!

    This is a lifestyle change. Dr Davis is explaining the proof of how wheat products (and processed products) have a negative affect on our health.

    As someone who has eliminated wheat due to allergy testing and a designated intolerance, I can tell you it changes your life for the better! The fact that weight falls off when you avoid wheat is really just the icing on the cake - its the health improvement that is amazing.

    Avoiding wheat does not mean you can't ever eat a slice of bread again. You just have a limited selection. Once I stopped eating wheat products all the time, I stopped wanting them so much. They definitely have addictive properties as he discusses.

    At minimum its very interesting information, but if you are ready for a healthy lifestyle change, this book is a great way to start educating yourself.

    28 out of 28 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 26, 2011

    Not a fad diet book! Informative look at the wheat industry.

    When I was first learned that I have a gluten intolerance, I went to the bookstore looking for information on GF living, celiac disease, GF cookbooks, etc. I saw "Wheat Belly" but was turned off by the "lose the wheat, lose the weight" tagline at the top because I thought it was just a fad diet. I wasn't looking to lose weight--I was looking to feel better. A couple days later it kept coming up in my searches, so I decided to download it to my Nook. It is definitely NOT a diet book. It's a very informative, well-researched look at the wheat industry. Reading it actually made going gluten free easier on me because I now have other reasons that are bigger than my own personal ailments to completely remove wheat from my diet. It has also helped me convince my husband to go GF with me, which makes it A LOT easier. Everyone should read this book and then decide if they still want to keep wheat in their diet. I'm living proof that you can survive without it and feel SO much better.

    18 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 28, 2011

    Highly recommended for celiac patients and diabetes patients

    I have diabetes and struggle with my numbers. One week eating as Dr. Davis advises and I am 6 pounds lighter and my AM numbers are in the normal range. I am rereading the book and highlighting many facts and tips to keep up this new lifestyle. This is something that will be a part of my new life. My new life with more energy, less pounds, healthy numbers. Thank you, Dr. Davis!

    14 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 7, 2011

    Highly recommended, includes technical details.

    Really enjoyed this author's viewpoint that wheat is counter productive to good health and weight loss. After eating this way, I've dropped 15 pounds in a 6 week period. That's quite a lot for a post-menopausal woman! My diabetic husband has seen his morning blood sugars drop from the 150 range to 112 range (while still on medicine). So I would suggest trying a wheat free approach. The good news is that many cravings disappeared, which was great.
    It is difficult to go wheat free with conventional wisdom, the food pyramid, USDA, and Pevention magazine all pushing the idea of eating several servings of whole grains daily. It will be interesting to see if wheat free is actually the Truth, and the carb pushers are proved wrong. As for me, the proof is that this works. So, more veggies and good protein, and no wheat for us, thank you!

    11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted September 5, 2011

    Highly Recommended!!!

    Finally somebody explains the wheat-health connection, which I have known of for 45 years by personal experience, but could never bring myself to believe. Sometimes a bit tedious to get through all the medical terms, but well worth the effort. Thank you- Dr. Davis!

    11 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 30, 2011

    Really well-researched book - great read!

    I have really been struggling with my weight for a long time and started a paleo-type way of eating about two weeks ago. This book had great information on why wheat is so bad for us and offers great information for me on getting and staying healthy and getting my weight under control.

    11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 29, 2011

    Highly Recommended - it is worth the read!

    This book helps people make informed decisions about their health and diet. It is very informative and connects many health issues directly to hybridized wheat. I have been eating wheat-free for over a month and am seeing positive physical changes. My fingernails are really growing long and strong. I have lots of new hair growing in. My energy level has really increased. This book is well worth the read.

    9 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 18, 2011

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    Wheat Free

    I have been wheat free and gluten free since I read this book. It is well written, very informative, and is a must for anyone who wants to get healthy and stay healthy. I feel great and have lost significant weight. It's a shame what has happened to wheat. Read this book and be informed!

    6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 2, 2011

    this book will Change your health, body and life for the better

    Understand why north Americans are the fattest and sickest population on the planet

    Corporate profits have trumpet our health and wellbeing and the story of wheat (and grains)

    Highlights this perfectly

    Read this book and wake up to the fact that your government cares little about your health and

    A lot about big money interests

    Learn why and how wheat is making you fat, sick and stupid

    Read this book if you care about living longer, feeling and looking better

    Other foods to avoid at all costs, soy and polyunsaturated vegetable oils

    6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 27, 2011

    This one works!

    Very informative and well researched. If implemented, there is steady weight loss (about a pound a week for me) and one becomes more energized. I've recommended the book to several people and have enjoyed the results, even though I'm only 4 weeks into the program.

    6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted September 13, 2011

    a good read.

    This book has a lot of info in it that we usually don't hear about. So far I am impressed with the author.

    6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted September 27, 2011

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    loved it

    got this book as a gift- since then I can only recommend it

    4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 5, 2012

    Highly recommended

    This is a well written, logical book of fact based information. It is written in language though scientific, it is easily understood. The in information provided could be life-saving, definitely life-changing!

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 4, 2011

    Highly recommended still doesn't cover it!

    Very insightful. An absolute "Must Read". Do not even debate whether or not to purchase this book. The recipes are great too!

    3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted September 26, 2011

    Forget It

    It sounds as if he has stock in flackseed. Also, if you have had cancer you are cautioned about too much flackseed. Grounf almond in place of flour is very expensive. Just do not eat a lot of breads, get exersize, drink pleanty of water and breath properly says Dr. Weil and you will be healthy.

    3 out of 26 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 12, 2011

    Save your money and get out the old Atkins book

    Diet is basically Atkins only it blames wheat instead of sugar. The chapters of explanation of the evils of wheat were good, but a little too technical and hard to get through. Since the diet requires the elimination of almost all carbohydrates, his basic premise that wheat is the problem is suspect.

    3 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 22, 2012

    Wheat Is the New Tobacco

    This book is long overdue. Today's wheat is not the wheat of 100 or even fifty years ago. Far from being a healthy component in a balanced diet, wheat is responsible for a great many ills among far more people than is generally known. Dr. Davis explains clearly the history of wheat, how it has been mutated into something that really can't be called wheat, and how eating wheat affects us, chronically and acutely.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 29, 2012

    Bowel problems

    This book is to further your research on a number of bowel problems. I have crohn's disease and it has been a learning process for 15years now. I keep hearing more and more people suffering with some kind of bowel disorder.
    You must be your own doctor because treatments will work differently from another person. It is a trial and error process that took me 7 years just to get at 90% remission.
    Good luck to anyone who suffers.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 10, 2012

    Thought provoking

    This was an interesting read. It put a different spin on the usual "wheat intolerance" theory. Some books on the "evils of grains" seem to resort to fear tactics. Davis puts forth his theory and gives you food for thought. He's not in-your-face in his beliefs and lets you draw your own conclusions. Good read.

    1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 23, 2011

    Highly Recommend

    Recommended by my doctor. Very interesting - and seems to be working for weight loss....

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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