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In reply to the discussion: Wheatophobia: Will avoiding wheat really improve your health? [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)33. Grasses actually contain components that, while not poisonous, aren't very human-friendly
This the cause of celiac "disease." It's not a disease, any more than lactose intolerance is - from another perspective, wheat and milk tolerances are the weird, mutant genes, they just happen to both be extremely common in Europe.
Those better-able to tolerate wheat and milk benefited more from having those products in their diet, and were better-able to exploit those foodsources in the way you described
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His book is a demonstration of the poor science education we hand out in our schools
jeff47
Jan 2013
#3
Grasses actually contain components that, while not poisonous, aren't very human-friendly
Scootaloo
Jan 2013
#33
I didn't say he did. I said was that the popularity of such a diet creates and promotes--
Moonwalk
Jan 2013
#24
Don't know why some people get all fired up over what other people choose to eat. Or not eat.
djean111
Jan 2013
#21
Nobody cares what you eat. It's when some people with little or no nutrition or
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#32
I think the NEW thing is not health problems, but thinking that they are new
Demo_Chris
Jan 2013
#23