http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1334034 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1334034 Whole wheat, now matter how "unrefined" it is, is still an extremely cr

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1334034 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1334034 Whole wheat, now matter how "unrefined" it is, is still an extremely crap food. You get a bit more minerals and proteins, but get more harmful phytates along with it. In general, it is like adding an ounce of quality wine to a barrel of sewage to beef it up, but the endproduct remains pretty much sewage. "Refined" is not the word we're looking for, we're looking for specific compositions and chemicals that pose risks to our health. Much like the natural/unnatural dichotomy refinedness provides almost zero explaining power in regards to the normative question of what is good for you.