Shuurai wrote:

>>>I used the word "eons" because it's commonly used to denote a really
>>>long time. I don't frankly care about the accuracy. The fact of the
>>>matter is, humans have been eating grains for most of our history as a
>>>species.
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>>No, not in any quantity. Not as a staple food.
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> Not in any quantity? Are you serious? They've been the most
> widespread foodsource since the beginning of human civilization; and in
> fact are what allowed human civilization as we know it in the first
> place.

True. But civilization is relatively recent.
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>> The systematic cultivation and collection of grains can be
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>>>traced anywhere from 10,000 to 23,000 years ago, depending on who you
>>>ask. However, humans were eating grains long before that.
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>>Really? As a staple food? Or a handful now and then?
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> As interesting as it is to watch you dance around and change your
> position with every post, it doesn't make for good conversation - why
> don't you actually pick one and try sticking with it for a while?

My position all along has simply been that grains (and concentrated carb
foods in general) are not essential in the diet, and are prejudicial to
health in many.

Dana
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