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The modern diet is also very processed and refined. White bread and white rice were not available for mass consumption until industrialization.
Japan's navy solved an issue with beriberi disease after changing the rations from white rice to barley. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/rice-disease-mystery-e...
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The modern diet is also very processed and refined. White bread and white rice were not available for mass consumption until industrialization.
Japan's navy solved an issue with beriberi disease after changing the rations from white rice to barley. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/rice-disease-mystery-e...