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> Actually, people who ate real food 150 years ago had teeth that were massively worn down. I recall reading that cavefolk apparently had great teeth before ag
by waste_monk 4y ago
> Actually, people who ate real food 150 years ago had teeth that were massively worn down.
I recall reading that cavefolk apparently had great teeth before agriculture was invented... stone-milling grains such as wheat into flour also introduces stone particles into it, and eating breads and other foods that include the flour will gradually degrade your teeth.
Modern steel-milled flours do not have this issue, but apparently the heat generated from the friction partially cooks the grain and reduces the nutritional content.