I missed the thing about Gluten being funky. and I just got two boxes of baking mix with it in. But the Atkins baking mixes use wheat gluten and I'd tend to trust him over her, to tell the truth. While I love Suzanne's plan, she doesn't have the medical background he has. (had )

I have had no problem eating fruit alone and carbs without fats. I've lost just fine that way. I stall if I combine too much, so I stick to her plan pretty closely. I guess we each have to find out how our own bodies react to nutrition and go from there.