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Grinding wheat left byproducts of the stone burrs in the wheat product. This ground the enamel off peoples teeth leaving them nearly toothless by their mid-thir
by Growlzler 9y ago
Grinding wheat left byproducts of the stone burrs in the wheat product. This ground the enamel off peoples teeth leaving them nearly toothless by their mid-thirties. It wasn't till recently that "milling" became the norm in flour production. The wheat berry is not crushed in the milling process but is first burst and torn successively into every finer pieces. Some people have never tasted freshly milled flour made into bread. Total pity that...,
- dannyw 9y agoCould you cite a source for grinding wheat leaving sufficient stone burr particles resulting in enamel damage? I could not find a source via Google.
- greglindahl 9y agoDental health and disease in ancient Egypt http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v206/n8/full/sj.bdj.2009.309.html http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v206/n8/full/sj.bdj.2009.3... I got there by googling [wheat enamel damage -gluten stone], there's lots more than just this one article
- jacobolus 9y agoGetting the vast majority of your food from a single starchy source is also not great for dental (or general) health, even without the sand chewing part.