Dr. Terry Simpson, a Phoenix, AZ weight loss surgeon, is featured in a Holistic Primary Care News article for his evidence-based work that reveals a strong connection between gluten and obesity.The article, Link Between Gluten and Obesity Challenges “Classic” Picture, describes how Dr. Simpson worked with his patients to learn how the absence of gluten in pre- and post-operative bariatric surgery affects them.
Dr. Simpson said, “Studying patient’s intestinal villi in post-operative tissues revealed a pattern of flattened villi, an abnormality that causes malabsorption of nutrients such as iron and calcium. When patients eliminated gluten from their diets, they not only reported feeling better and having increased energy levels, I also found that their iron deficiencies were alleviated as well.”
Simpson, who was on the gluten panel at the 2013 140Conference in NYC, believes many patients with obesity suffer from undiagnosed gluten intolerance—a big contributor to the obesity problem.
To learn more about the connection between gluten intolerance and obesity, read the Holistic Primary Care News article at http://www.holisticprimarycare.net/topics/topics-a-g/digestive-health/1552-link-between-gluten-and-obesity-challenges-classic-picture.html.