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In reply to the discussion: Wheatophobia: Will avoiding wheat really improve your health? [View all]djean111
(14,255 posts)35. Oh, I agree.
I put Monsanto and other industry-supported scientists at the top of that particular pyramid, is all.
And everybody is usually selling something. All the time. TV, radio, movies, books, food, clothing, religion, whatever. For profit.
To uneducated and gullible people.
Anyway, I feel better if I don't eat wheat. No scientific input needed. Of course no one cares what I eat. (unless, I noticee, I say I don't want to eat GMO stuff or whatever).
The guy that wrote that book is only selling books, not selling wheat substitutes. On the other hand, wheat has given us that wonderful Wheat Thins commercial (Hwheat Thins. No, Weet Thins.)
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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