When humans first adopted agriculture, our bones became less robust, we developed explosive tooth decay, tooth loss, and abscess, iron deficiency became common, and we began an adventure with zoonoses, the diseases of livestock transferred to humans, such as measles and smallpox. In the 21st century, weve taken the paradigm to an extreme degree with the proliferation of grains in the diet, now providing more than 60% of all calories. The methods of mutagenesis and genetic modification have now amplified the causation of human disease. The response from the USDA: eat MORE of them!
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 17:43:07 +0000
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