The Specific Carbohydrate Diet Does Not Go Far Enough

The Gluten-Free/Casein-Free (GF/CF) Diet and Specific Carbohydrate Diet have Become Popular Dietary Regimens for Feeding Children with Autism

Many parents find that following these restricted dietary programs is very difficult and places a burden on the whole family. But, it must be understood that following dietary restrictions must become a part of the lifestyle of a family raising an autistic child.

You Must Understand Both Why and How the Diet Contributes

I find that so many parents are confused and wonder if the diet contributes to helping their child.

Nonetheless, dietary restriction should serve a fundamental role in helping autistic, and ADD, children improve their health and the GF/CF and Specific Carbohydrate Diet are often used.
Read here to see how something like the specific carbohydrate diet fits into to the overall food program.

The main limitation to understanding what foods to eat is that the authors of most books have a fundamental deficiency in nutritional biochemistry knowledge.

This is particularly true when it comes to understanding the metabolism of foods and this lack of knowledge has encumbered the SCD recommendations.

The Specific Carbohydrate Diet was spelled out by Elaine Gottschall in her book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle, a book written primarily for those afflicted with gastrointestinal issues such as diarrhea. Many people have had success in healing their gastrointestinal issues by following the guidelines espoused in the book.

That Carbohydrates, Particularly Grains, Cause Health Problems in Humans, has been Known for Decades

This fact forms the basis of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet and many others as well.

Dr. Ellsworth Huntington, in his book Mainsprings of Civilization, argues that “the most important effect of agriculture on efficiency probably arises from malnutrition.”

Refined, Processed, Carbohydrate-Laden Foods Characterize Modern Eating Patterns

Dr. Huntington claims that a diet consisting largely of bread, cereals, potatoes and other forms of starchy foods is a diet that is far less than ideal.

These types of foods characterize the diet type of most children with autism and ADD.

Diet type is one way to effect a reduction in some of the stress.

Carbohydrates are a major stressor. Too many authors argue that some carbs are good and others are bad.

There are many reasons for this and I outline all the details in my book Net Carb Scam and the Hazards of Carbohydrates. Too many total daily carbohydrates are a major problem with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.

The failure of all writers who pontificate on different diets is that no one has ever truly recognized the hazards of the end-product of carbohydrate digestion: glucose.

Regardless of the source of carbohydrate, glucose is always the end product of digestion (fructose is another and it comes from fruits). Fructose is just as dangerous as glucose in the formation of glycated end products.
Click here to read about the hazards of glycation, particularly in autism.

Ms. Gottschall allows unlimited fruit, raw vegetables, and honey as long as there’s no diarrhea. This is a big mistake and will wreak havoc with energy production, particularly in the brain and central nervous system, areas that are too vulnerable in these children.

Although these recommendations go against current dietary dogma, I believe their use will contribute greatly as one of the multi-modality methods of dealing with autism and ADD.