If one more uneducated self-diagnosed hipster tells me that they are gluten free I might loose it.

Just kidding I already lost it.

Do you know what gluten is?

Gluten is a protein found in grains such as wheat, rye, barley, and triticale. It is one of the main factors that cause foods such as bread to rise and is a key player in non-baked goods like pasta.

Scary.

The only time you should not be eating gluten is if your doctor tells you to. For example, people with Celiac's Disease are the ones really impacted by it (there are others too such as NCGS or gluten-sensitivity, this is just an example). When someone with CD eats gluten, it causes an autoimmune reaction. It leads to pain in the gastrointestinal system, skin rashes, has been linked to increasing risk of cancers, neurological disorders, as well as infertility. But this is ONLY for people with Celiac's Disease.

People also claim that Gluten-Free is making them loose weight. Well guess what? The science doesn't support it. You're most likely undergoing a placebo, which is fine, but it won't work on everyone. The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center reported in 2013 that a gluten free diet is no healthier for those who don't need it.

But no, everyone thinks they are smarter than the professionals.

That's like this meme I saw. Someone called someone else a "pussy" because they were putting on sunblock. The response was, "Imagine being so cocky to think that you're stronger than the fucking sun,".

Did you go to years of medical school? Are you a nutritionist? Did you go into the lab, extract the gluten, look t it under a microscope and study its impacts? No.

Don't torture yourself with fad diets. So go eat that piece of bread before dinner and workout if you're trying to loose weight.