It has been suggested that daily
consumption of wheat products and other related cereal grains may contribute to chronic inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
In an effort to eliminate the last little bit
of wheat products in my diet, I've made some changes on the blog.
Manufacturers are not obligated by law to disclose these trace
amounts of wheat products, so they will not necessarily appear on the ingredient list.
Yet farmland abandonment is likely to accelerate as demand for rice drops with the increasing
popularity of wheat products and Japan's population ages and shrinks.
Durum wheat, which is found in the
majority of wheat products internationally, has been the target of many hybridization experiments in recent generations.
Possibly due to the additive
nature of wheat products, and the subsequent cravings for more carb based foods, Dr Davis cites studies in his book showing that wheat eaters eat more calories overall than people on a gluten - free diet.
Symptoms like fatigue, headaches, abdominal pain, bloating, and many others similar to those experienced by Celiac patients, have been attributed to the
consumption of wheat products.
-LSB-...] I do think though that we should mainly be eating a specific
type of wheat product — 100 % whole grain, sprouted, and minimally processed.