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This makes sense. We tend to think of wheat as being a wholesome natural food source, but modern wheat is far from that. It's genetically engineered and drenched in herbicide far beyond its original easily digested form.


Even in ancient times, wheat products and bread have always been cheap "filler" foods. It's calories, easy to store and transport, will keep you alive, and most people tolerate it well, but it's not really healthy food.


Humans have been genetically engineering plants for thousands of years. Let's not reduce that to a boogeyman.


What do herbicides have to do with this study? They added gluten to the diet, not wheat.


While all grains contain gluten, the article specifically says they added the glutens from wheat for this study.




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