Choice
A gluten free diet used to only be used by people with celiac disease but now people who don’t have this disease or any type of sensitivity to gluten are also adopting this diet (http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Gluten+free+diets+healthy+choice/8368326/story.html). This means that although these people don’t have any medical reasoning to switch to a gluten free diet, they do so anyways, often to lose weight or boost their energy. Many people are also adopting the diet because, like previously mentioned, it helps to navigate away from processed foods and turn toward whole foods. Cutting out gluten from your diet when you don’t have to is questionable, but can be okay for the right people. Since gluten contains fiber, which is especially important, it’s key that anyone who chooses to opt out of gluten eats many fruits, vegetables and beans to balance out the lost nutrients (http://www.policymic.com/articles/45121/why-going-gluten-free-is-not-a-good-choice-for-everyone). On top of the fact that gluten is in a high percentage of the food we eat, it’s also costly to adapt to this diet full time. More and more restaurants and grocery stores are including gluten free options however, so the diet is also becoming easier to adapt to than what it was even five years ago (http://wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/gluten-free-whole-grains).