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You appear to be conflating "wheat" with "carbohydrates." Wheat contains many necessary nutrients, including, importantly, protein. This article about staple c

You appear to be conflating "wheat" with "carbohydrates." Wheat contains many necessary nutrients, including, importantly, protein. This article about staple crops provides additional details: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_food https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_food

reedjosh 5y ago
In its truly whole form it provides: Total Fat2.24g3% Saturated Fat0.386g2% Trans Fat- Polyunsaturated Fat0.935g Monounsaturated Fat0.278g Cholesterol0mg0% Sodium6mg0% Total Carbohydrate87.08g32% Dietary Fiber14.6g52% Sugars0.49g Protein16.44g Calcium41mg3% Iron4.66mg26% Potassium486mg10% Which isn't actually that bad, but when you consider the glycemic index is near sugar, and if you ate a diet in the proportions of carbs/fat/protein that this food has, you would have the recommended us low fat diet that has only increased obesity over the last fifty years. https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/flour-whole-wheat https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/flour-w... https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/glycemic-index-and-glycemic-load-for-100-foods https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/glyce... On top of this most people consume wheat as bread--a highly refined version that is likely to have less fiber, protein, fat, and micronutrients. The protein in wheat is not complete either. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1671292708600668 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S16712... Now consider an egg: Calories 74 % Daily Values* Total Fat4.97g6% Saturated Fat1.55g8% Trans Fat- Polyunsaturated Fat0.682g Monounsaturated Fat1.905g Cholesterol212mg71% Sodium70mg3% Total Carbohydrate0.38g0% Dietary Fiber0g0% Sugars0.38g Protein6.29g Calcium26mg2% Iron0.92mg5% Potassium67mg1% Vitamin A70mcg8% All that in 74 calories, and a complete protein.

reedjosh 5y ago

In its truly whole form it provides: Total Fat2.24g3% Saturated Fat0.386g2% Trans Fat- Polyunsaturated Fat0.935g Monounsaturated Fat0.278g Cholesterol0mg0% Sodium6mg0% Total Carbohydrate87.08g32% Dietary Fiber14.6g52% Sugars0.49g Protein16.44g Calcium41mg3% Iron4.66mg26% Potassium486mg10% Which isn't actually that bad, but when you consider the glycemic index is near sugar, and if you ate a diet in the proportions of carbs/fat/protein that this food has, you would have the recommended us low fat diet that has only increased obesity over the last fifty years. https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/flour-whole-wheat https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/flour-w... https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/glycemic-index-and-glycemic-load-for-100-foods https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/glyce... On top of this most people consume wheat as bread--a highly refined version that is likely to have less fiber, protein, fat, and micronutrients. The protein in wheat is not complete either. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1671292708600668 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S16712... Now consider an egg: Calories 74 % Daily Values* Total Fat4.97g6% Saturated Fat1.55g8% Trans Fat- Polyunsaturated Fat0.682g Monounsaturated Fat1.905g Cholesterol212mg71% Sodium70mg3% Total Carbohydrate0.38g0% Dietary Fiber0g0% Sugars0.38g Protein6.29g Calcium26mg2% Iron0.92mg5% Potassium67mg1% Vitamin A70mcg8% All that in 74 calories, and a complete protein.