beryllium, I wasn't referring to fashion and disease! I have ulcerative colitis so I avoid wheat for that purpose. However, DETOX diets are very fashionable at present- Carol Vorderman, Gillian McKeith etc. These diets always omit dairy and wheat. It was through doing a detox that I discovered that I feel a lot better without wheat or dairy. A lot of people find that wheat bloats them and dairy gives them mucus etc. I have many friends who have done detox diets because of the high profile it currently has, not because they have a disease.