• More People Pick Elimination Diets to Discover Food Sensitivities

    The Fad and Science Behind Not Eating Entire Food Groups for Weeks at a Time

    People are nixing various foods from their diets, often without consulting a doctor. Is there actually any medical evidence behind it? Sarah Nassauer reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty.

    The adage that you are what you eat doesn't quite ring true for some people. A growing group is swearing by the idea: You are what you don't eat.

    Elimination diets—which call for cutting out a certain food or group of foods—are having a moment. People often start the diets in an effort to cure a symptom that doesn't necessarily seem worth seeing a doctor about: headaches, skin irritation, joint pain, digestive problem or just feeling...

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