Wheat Belly part 2

Dr Davis, a cardiologist, believes that the genetically modified wheat we eat was never tested to see if it’s healthy for us.  The change to genetically modified wheat happened in the latter part of the 20^th century (approximately 40-50 years ago) when wheat was changed in an effort to make it more productive for the commercial wheat industry. 

Dr Davis takes the reader step-by-step through his reasoning that genetically modified wheat causes many of our modern day chronic illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.  He says wheat has a glycemic index of 72 (higher than table sugar which has a glycemic index of 59).  He suggests that due to the rise in our blood sugar when we eat wheat and then the fall in our blood sugar level a couple hours later, we are on a cycle of every couple hours of hunger and then eating.  This causes us to overeat and gain weight while contributing to diabetes.  He believes that genetically modified wheat contributes to heart disease due to increased amounts of LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol.

We found Dr Davis’ book interesting and decided to decrease the amount of wheat we are eating.  How are we doing?  Good.  More details next time.