Some believe that the rise in gluten sensitivity may be due to the hybridization of wheat. In general our entire approach to food has become heavily industriali

Some believe that the rise in gluten sensitivity may be due to the hybridization of wheat. In general our entire approach to food has become heavily industrialized. Not that hybridization wasn't used in the past, but we are seeing a scale and pace of change in our food supply that is unprecedented. For instance, I think that one thing we are not considering enough is the effect of GMOs in our food supply. Certain foods that we eat in abundance (either directly or in packaged foods), like soy, corn, canola, etc. are almost all GMO. These are unnatural and have never existed in any prior civilization's diets. Further, when I look at the timelines you laid out, we are talking changes that occured over hundreds of years. While that is still a short period in terms of human history, the introduction of GMO is happening on an even shorter arc. In other words, we are making dramatic changes to our diet nearly overnight. We know that GMOs have caused allergies in some. There is very definitely a response. And, given what we know about inflammation and its role in disease, it has to make you wonder whether these foreign substances are impacting more people than we think. And, GMOs are just one aspect of dramatic, rapid changes in the modern food supply. We are not even considering processed foods, etc. So, when I read an article like this one, I have to wonder if the elephant in the room is being ignored. That is, will we someday realize that we were so focused on getting our food groups in just the right proportion, when the truth is that it's all just slow poison?