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Re:What Your Microbiome Wants for Dinner by kuschku on Thursday December 10, 2015 @08:25PM (#10714947)
Since when is gluten "toxic", not just "leads to an allergic reaction in a minority of the population"?
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Re:What Your Microbiome Wants for Dinner by OldSchoolJohnny on Thursday December 24, 2015 @01:48PM (#10789189)
There is far more in wheat than gluten. Seeds of many kinds are filled with specific chemical compounds that are toxic to mammals. Plants actively participate in chemical warfare at many levels, via the roots, leaves and seeds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_predation#Seeds_and_their...
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Re:What Your Microbiome Wants for Dinner by kevin_thibedeau on Friday December 11, 2015 @12:35AM (#10715615)
How dare you let reason get in the way of the pitchfork masses.
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Re:What Your Microbiome Wants for Dinner by OldSchoolJohnny on Thursday December 24, 2015 @01:49PM (#10789197)
"Reason"? I think you spelled "assumption" wrong.
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