June 2, 2016 - 8:49am
Bread is driving you crazy
And not in a good way. At least thats what these guys are saying:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4809873/
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And not in a good way. At least thats what these guys are saying:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4809873/
Clearly, they've had too much bread.
Very interesting read! From what I can understand, the fermentation that occurs in (especially long-fermented doughs) sourdough bread making helps counter this effect. I am no natural scientist, but it seems it is the culprit in wheat is the gliadin, which is partly broken down during long fermentation. Not to mention that only a small fraction of those eating a heavy-cereal diet show any symptoms, and they speculate that those who do might have an immune-system defect.
That said, the research into biome-induced mental distortions is truly fascinating. I'd be interested in seeing more research! Until then, I'll continue to consider SD as the more healthy alternative to bread at least. I can handle some slight mental derangement
Welcome to TFL Deane! Do you bake bread?
5 loaves of bread that Jesus passed out to feed the multitudes so long ago:-) I still wonder abut the 2 fish though.....
Yes, Jane I do occasionally. I come here to read the years of advice on so many facets of it.
Still trying to make a nice, fluffy texture but most of mine are dense as a ream of paper.
https://pubpeer.com/publications/257893F28D8B6B25CA57D3B50095FD
https://forbetterscience.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/frontiers-bread-madness/
Thanks for the links Bob S. Here is the tldr: This is a bad article published in a lousy journal.
There are many things out there that make you crazy, but bread is not one of them.
Carry on!
Has anyone else tried to figure out what the area of expertise is for these authors? Or what else they have published? How long they have need associated with a particular area?
You may find it interesting.
I'm one of them. I'm crazy about bread - just mad about it actually:-)
the butter.