I just read an interesting article about how the wheat we eat now makes us fat, and how it's not even wheat.
Why? It's mainly because of the crossbreeding of wheats now. It's all different from the ancient wheat eaten back in biblical days, even not long ago when our grandparents were growing up. So many foods are messed with now, and not many things are naturally grown anymore. GMO enhanced foods are different from this wheat process, they have their own problems.
Wheat was usually a four-foot tall plant, now it's stumpy and only two-feet tall, according to rodale.com.
What they do is cross non-wheat grasses with wheat to make new genes, weird right? They use high doses of x-rays to induce mutations.
So, some of these chemicals that are used are known to explode when mishandled, that freaks me out a bit. Pesticides, toxic chemicals keep crops alive.
The article also states that the crossbreeding creates changes in amino acids and gluten proteins, which is what contributes to celiac disease.
Be careful what you buy when you look at wheat products.
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