Originally Posted by
RH Clark
I agree that a diverse diet is the best approach. My issue with wheat-grains is not in the plant material itself so much as the treatment of it. Producers kill wheat with Round Up so it dries while standing in order to have larger harvests. Wheat isn't even the same plant as it was 200 years ago due to genetic engineering.
A lot of the fruit and veg we eat today has been genetically engineered over many decades. Apples are a good example. Not that it’s a bad thing. Who wants to eat wild crab apples? They are barely edible for humans.
I think we are a bit better off in Europe in regard to pesticides and herbicides. I think US regulations are less strict. But I try to eat as much certified organic produce as possible, which is readily available here.