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In reply to the discussion: Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)(quite possibly justified) about additives and changes to the actual food which is screwing up our already complex metabolism, perhaps causing things to happen faster.
You are correct that the issue distills down to simple physics. But at the same time, I see cultural, societal, financial, behavioral, ethical, and a dozen other "ials" and "isms" that complicate the problem. Even on the left, and in the "reality-based community", where we should know better, we crave "simple" solutions to complex problems. We do not wish to blame ourselves, but then again, sometimes it is not quite our fault either. "Fixing" any one aspect of the problem will have consequences which we may, or may not be able to predict.
Some in this discussion would ban the newer wheat, and have us go back to older strains. But due to lower yields, and greater weakness to pests and disease, this could result in massive famines.
This discussion has been a microcosm of possible causes and solutions to the problem. You will note it is long, complex to read, and takes a rancorous tone here and there on both sides.
A cynical person might incline to see the situation as hopeless, but as you and I are still talking reasonably (as are a number of others) and as humor still shows up here and there, I an inclined to the optimistic.