Gluten is Not the Problem: The Science of Wheat
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- Опубліковано 15 кві 2024
- Gluten made ancient urban civilisations possible. And yet, influencers on social media spread nonsensical fearmongering about something mankind has consumed for millennia.
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Celiac and gluten sensitivity is NOT TRIVIAL. Both of them are mis-diagnosed and not easily identified or treated. The symptoms are similar to other diseases and a lot of physicians are not trained to diagnose them. How do I know this? - It took me 25 years of visiting multiple specialists and mis-diagnoses to figure out my sympoms are related to gluten sensitivity. Finally a doctor in the US was able to figure it out. I agree with you that wheat/gluten is fine for most people but its not that simple. Modern wheat is hexaploid which is one of the causes of gluten issues. Heritage diploid wheat is much easy to digest, but it is not very shelf stable and doesn't make good bread / pastries etc. Also modern farming harvests immature wheat, which is also an issue. The gluten in immature wheat is like a toxin, hence even insects and birds avoid it. They like mature wheat which the plant (technically a grass) is ready to give up for further propagation. Since insects and birds eat the mature wheat, moderns farmers like to harvest early. In the olden days, mature wheat was winnowed by hand, not any more. And lets not get started with the issues caused by fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides etc like glyphosates. They bioaccumulate in the body over time and also cause issues. Thus a combination of modern hexaploid wheat and modern farming practices combined have ruined wheat for us. I really like your videos but please stick to science and history and avoid giving medical advise en-masse. - A concerned scientist
So true...I can no longer tolerate any form of any carbohydrates or vegetables or fruits, as my digestion has been so poisoned by today's farming methods. I can only eat meat now which amazingly is helping heal my intestinal tract.
I have also recently read online that people who live in cities are now losing the ability to digest plants. I think this was a "gift" we had acquired ages ago from working closely with big herbivore species like cows, horses, etc. But city people never have any contact with those. And cats + dogs they do see (and not even everyone has a cat or dog) dont eat plants. They are not herbivores. So we are losing the ability to digest it as we no longer have the proper gut bacteria. There is another word they had used, not the word "plants" ... Was it "celulose"? But it means plants of any kind.
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Agreed
Hello. I think he was not trivializing celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. 8:27
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unfortunately the original wheat grain is no longer grown. We now have hybridised wheat which causes many digestive problems. Adding to this is the sprays used. Glyphosate is sprayed on the drying wheat to enhance drying. Millions world wide can no longer tolerate or digest any form of this hybrid wheat.
There is no original wheat grain. It‘s a gradual breeding process over thousands of years and, btw, many old varieties are still available and actively farmed. Glyphosate is an herbicide and never used for drying.
Einkorn is a non fked up wheat, does not taste the same but very good. Grown in Italy and in the US. Sold on Amazon and in healthy food type stores.
@@MrSoopah there is an original wheat, it's called einkorn wheat. Original wheat is what grew naturally in the middle east before it was hybridized.
@@claire3gen710 Original wheat is some gras from way before the bronze age. You can buy Einkorn at many grocery stores.
Agreed - and hi gluten bred wheat before hybridisation. Then refined hi gluten flour, even white flour can have a bit of glyphosate, as I understand it.
I STOP EATING BREAD AND WHEAT FLOUR PRODUCTS ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. NOW MY SINUSES ARE CLEAR, MY ARTRITIS IS GONE AND MY ACID STOMACH IS HEALED. I STILL CONSUME BREAD ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT NOT EVERY DAY, SHALOM!
Nope, you can't argue with this Guru here. He is always right!
Lovely presentation - excellent information. However, the massive increase in "gluten intolerance" in America identically mimics the adoption of three practices. (1) Unless it is specifically labeled "organic" all (100%) of flour sold commercially and to home cooks is preserved with calcium propionate. Calcium propionate causes bloating, alternating diarrhea and constipation, gut irritation up to and including Celiac-like ulcerations. (2) In America, the wheat is killed with glyphosate (Round Up) and then harvested when dead and dry, which facilitates the processing of the wheat, while ensuring that the consumer gets a full dose of glyphosate in all wheat products. (3) In the 1970s American farmers switched to "shorty wheat." The hybridized short-stalked wheat produces a lot less fibre and silage, which we no longer use for fertiliser and is uneconomic to process for animal feed. That's fine for wheat farmers. But the hybrid has 42 pairs of chromosomes (as compared with traditional wheat varieties that have a total of 28 pairs). Chromosomes encode for protein production. Shorty wheat produces gliadin and glutenin just like traditional varieties, along with several novel proteins that have never been consumed before. Since proteins trigger allergies, it seems intuitively obvious to me that adding novel proteins to a staple food without any safety testing was a bad choice. If the calcium propionate doesn't trigger gut inflammation, the glyphosate or novel proteins will. There have been several small-scale studies showing that Celiac patients, when visiting the Middle East or Italy (both countries who grow and harvest traditional wheat without any glyphosate contamination) gluten is well-tolerated by Celiac patients. It's NOT THE GLUTEN! It's the heavily glyphosate contaminated, calcium propionate preserved, overly hybridized novel wheat proteins that make modern wheat products problematic.
100% agree. Modern farming practices have resulted in modern wheat and thus modern gluten, which are HUGE issues.
@@hirubhaiambani Exactly. If you want the Biblical "Staff of Life," you have to use Biblical wheat ad cooking methods! 😀
Wrong, most wheat in America matures & dries naturally before harvest. Glyphosate is occasionally used to prepare weedy fields for harvest, but it is Not a common or widespread practice! Summers are hot and dry in wheat growing areas allowing a natural maturity & dry down.
Secondly, short wheats are the results of generations of selection by wheat breeders and do not result from the genetic manipulation you describe. The purpose of the short wheat is to allow higher fertilizer rates without falling flat on the ground, which is a problem for traditional varieties.
@@hirubhaiambani over simplified, my friend...
@@davidkottman3440 This video has turned into an interesting study of different perspectives, knowledge base, beliefs, history and how different people react to the same foods, in this case wheat and gluten
European flour is much better than American flour. Many people have regained the ability to eat wheat products while vacationing. Different varieties and less chemical contaminants likely contribute.
And they both have the same amounts of gluten.
The pesticides allowed in the USA are banned in Europe and some of the bleaching agents and additives are also banned in Europe.
Food is rarely good or bad. It is mostly 'familiar'or 'unfamiliar'. Waah!! That's a noteworthy observation, Sir. ❤
Thank you!
@@krishashok Excellent video!! But we humans do avoid bitter things biologically. And some bitter notes are part of some foods.
Fava beans@
Super sir 👏👏👏
huh? Food is good, that is a definitive.
The problem is man; pesticides, insecticides, inorganic fertilizers and GENETIC MANIPULATION.
Those account for 100% of the issues.
i find so much pleasure in watching your videos. every video has a goal and you go as deep as you can for a 5 - 10 min video. this is how education shoukd be - top to bottom and not bottom to top as done in schools.
Amazing as always!
Didn’t know about the no -difference difference between sooji and maida!
Keep posting such informative videos. Thanks!
Thanks a lot 😊
Gluten is found in wheat, barley, rye and oats. It is a gluey protein that most people have difficulty digesting because they don’t have sufficient stomach acid to break it down. Lack of stomach acid is because we listen to our doctors who tell us salt is bad and it must be reduced. Salt is needed by our body to produce strong stomach acid (HCL) In addition, our insistence on drinking carbonated drinks with our meals which neutralise the acid and further reduce our digestive ability.has created an epidemic of malnutrition as the undigested gluten actually damages the vill in the small intestine responsible for absorbing nutrition into our bloodstream. This is not caused by an immune response like those sensitive to wheat or any other type of protein like peanuts etc. This is a contact enteritis not unlike what poison ivy does when it comes in contact with your skin. The partially digested gluten protein builds up a negative charge as it travel through your intestine and then literally zaps the positively charged villi. You only have to perform autopsies to find countless completely destroyed villi in patients who died from a milieux of chronic diseases to see that the actual cause was malabsorption leading to chronic malnutrition. This presenter is missing the elephant in the room. Gluten is a contact enteritis with your nutrient absorption system. You are looking in the wrong place.
Correction, oats don't contain gluten.
*Correction* : it's great way to start video with "Did you know" stuff to get attention of viewers but, only thing is you need to do a little research not just copy paste from or rely on Wiki, Quora etc.
Horses are mentioned in Rig veda the oldest text 1000s of years before indus valley civilization.
Ever heard of *ASHWAmedha yaagam* , which is ancient ritual where Horses are used this dates to more than *7000 years* .
ancient Indian texts make several references to horses. *Horses have played an important role in Indian culture and history since ancient times*
+ bhimbetka cave paintings also depict horse riders
Congratulations, this is without doubt the most comprehensive, most concise and most common sense explanation of a foodstuff i have ever seen.
The contextualisation for the Indian audience to make the information relatable is sublime ❤
Thank you
The modern variety of wheat is many times higher in gluten than any other food and is therefore 'unfamiliar'. The problem is also the gliadin in wheat. No one does well with modern wheat. By the time you have damage to the intestine that is visible in a colonoscopy it is quite late stage damage. Observe whether wheat makes you feel sleepy, if so then avoid it.
Informative, articulate, interesting as always!!
Apart from many other things you are good at, I must say you are a great in teaching.
Thanks again!
Very accurate video!!! You forgot to mention that Wheat most valuable propriety is that it can be stored for a a full year. Food storage was what permitted humanity to surpass the variations on food availability that plagued the hunter gather society's.
Yep! One could keep going on for 30 mins but UA-cam tends to prefer the 8-12 min durations
Great introduction and ending 🎉
Thanks for information it coverd everything ❤
Thank you!
Engineer Krish Ashok gets deep into science of food and its biochemistry that makes even a food pessimist gets glued on to his enlightening videos of Masala Lab. Wish he could touch a bit on Durum wheat vs normal suji and the over riding factor of durum wrt to any health benefits. Excellent and educating video. Thank you
It was a very informative video. Thank you for clearing so many doubts 👏👏
Awesome post as usual.
@krishashok - How do we know if the packs of atta we get in stores like Aashirwad, Pilsbury etc are the while grain? I know they say “No Maida”. I live in New Zealand and sadly do not have access to a chakki so have to make do with the packs.
One other piece of information about wheat (especially in the US) is that it is often sprayed with herbicide before harvest and one can speculate that there may be residual herbicide in the final product. There could be some ill effect from consuming residual herbicide which gets misattributed to gluten.
Ashokji I think civilisations' preference of staple grain was more to with climate. Rice needs a lot of water to grow. It can only been grown sustainably in tropical monsoon climates. Meanwhile wheat is more hardy and can grow in temperate climates with lower rainfall. Tropical countries can also grow wheat in winters, but the opposite is rarely possible. Even in China, the south had rice but the north had wheat as well.
There are ways to cook rice that give it a good shelf life. We have puffed rice and poha which last can for months. And rice grains themselves are very good for storing.
True in the modern sense but when you consider ancient civilisations, the wheat based ones were more successful at expansion and trading. China largely was self sufficient
Please keep doing these videos! It's so useful and informative especially during the time when people are listening to everyone on IG😅
Hello sir,
Can we drink kombucha if we have acidity problem?
Ashok you are too talented..❤
This is a good one. Very informational. Keep them coming!
Thanks, will do!
Absolutely love it. Blend of science, history, nutrition, myth busting everything and that too in short videos.
love your videos. I was struggling to hear some words in this one and noticed you were using a different mic than usual. The videos recorded on the Sure MV2 sound a lot better and no I don't work for Sure :)
Ah this was recorded while I was travelling. So it’s not going to sound as crisp as the Shure
@@krishashok ah I figured as much. Great stuff as always though. Cheers 🍺
Very informative video. But is it true that 95% of the wheat we get nowadays is of the hybrid variety which is not as healthy as the indigenous variety, & might be the cause of the various health issues related with wheat consumption reported by some doctors, particularly in the West?
The so called "hybrid " has been grown for centuries, and in most of the world are the traditional types!
Love your channel!! So underrated
Thank you
slight misconception. Ponies used to exist in india much before indus valley civilization. And indus valley traaded with mesapotamia and egypt. Horse trading also happened.
Very informative and useful as usual 👍
Thank you again, like the way you bring history sconce and cultural to explain, really interesting, the moment I see there is video from u on my feed, I try to watch immediately leaving other work.
Please make video on stevia and Diet Coke or Pepsi why and if it is fiber if and how dangerous or not it is.
Thank you! Will do
Great content with fantastic take aways!! Thanks for all that you do.
My pleasure!
one more take away : Horses are mentioned in Rig veda the oldest text 1000s of years before indus valley civilization.
Ever heard of *ASHWAmedha yaagam* , which is ancient ritual where Horses are used this dates to more than *7000 years* .
ancient Indian texts make several references to horses. *Horses have played an important role in Indian culture and history since ancient times*
Sir please explain difference between sooji rava and lapsi rava. Which is better to use for diabetic
0:19 There is a cave painting of horse in bhopal which is appropriately 50k years old .
Your theory that Rice was only used by Chinese may not be completely true. Indians were also rice eaters like the Chinese. It's the Iranian/Iraqi Asuras' influence around 5-6,000 years ago introduced wheat as it was tastier then rice. Given, that cooked wheat longer shelf life.
"Coming to Persia, they learned the use of wheat. It was tasty. When some function is held that we enjoy, we say the function was held with “dhum-dhám” (pomp and show). “Go” in Saḿskrta means “tongue”. And since there was great pleasure in the tongue upon taking wheat, it was known as “godhum”. This “godhum” got changed in the Prákrta language to “gohuma” which in Bihar became “gahum” or “gehuṋ.” " - See below.
The Chinese also grew a lot of millet.
Interesting. How about arsenic in rice? Can you please explain?
Informative and to the point, like most of your other videos.
Glad you like them!
Just to correct Regarding the horses. It was not shown that horses were part of indus valley civilization but a group of traders brought them from central asia to sell them in mohenjodaro market for the first time. In fact it was shown that hritik roshan saw that animal for the first time and even asked what is the name of this animal
Ah noted. Clearly you actually saw the movie and I didn’t 😅 but even that is likely ahistorical given that the folks with horses arrived well after the cities had declined. If they were selling horses there then the locals would have bought it in large numbers given insanely useful horses are for transport and war. But we don’t find any horse remains in any of the cities
Well, story tellers take creative liberties. They can say that because of the violent nature of horses or this very incident no one bought the horses and traders went back empty handed :D
As they say if you didn't find it that does not mean they didn't exist. There is no firm truth. We just believe something as truth. It keeps on changing with time, country and circumstances. Like 500 years truth was that earth is center of solar system but now truth is sun. :)
Horses are mentioned in Rig veda the oldest text 1000s of years before indus valley civilization.
Ever heard of *ASHWAmedha yaagam* , which is ancient ritual where Horses are used this dates to more than *7000 years* .
ancient Indian texts make several references to horses. *Horses have played an important role in Indian culture and history since ancient times*
@@krishashok Horses are mentioned in Rig veda the oldest text 1000s of years before indus valley civilization.
Ever heard of *ASHWAmedha yaagam* , which is ancient ritual where Horses are used this dates to more than *7000 years* .
ancient Indian texts make several references to horses. *Horses have played an important role in Indian culture and history since ancient times*
When we eat rice, we need fewer tissues to clean up; when we eat maida-based food like bread and pastries, we require many more tissues to clean up. Is this common or varies with each person? Another issue I have with wheat is I get bloating when I eat GMO wheat but no bloating when I eat NON-GMO wheat.
So what happens to the germ, the more nutritious part, after maida is created? Can it be only bought as supplement from market ? Is there any way to just procure that and consume?
Very interesting video.till now i don't know how semolina is prepared.another variety called wheat ravva we get.is it good
Yes there is a whole wheat rava as well
Simplicity brings clarity brings truth brings love ❤! Thank you professor !
You are very welcome
Great topic for the general audience to understand how wheat is important to common people.😊
Thank you
Excellent video, thanks for sharing! 👍
Very interesting to me as a non-Indian who loves chapatis.
One point though. "All Purpose Flour" is an American expression which isn't used in all of the Anglosphere let alone all of The West. It has moderate gluten content. In Britain we distinguish Strong Flour which has more gluten than APF and Plain Flour which has less. We also have wholemeal flour - though I have never had any success making chapati with it.
Very informative video sir 🙂
I would like to hear whats your take on thyroid. For example maximum studies suggests that gluten should be avoided for hypothyroid patients. Any insights on this?
Only if hypothyroidism is due to autoimmune disorder i.e.when one's own immune system attacks the thyroid.There are tests for that called thyroid antibody tests.If one tests positive for antibodies then you should avoid gluten and not all hypothyroid patients.Some hypo people have faulty conversion of T4 to T3 which happens in the liver not the thyroid gland itself due to mineral and vitamin deficiencies ( Zinc, Selenium, Iron and Vit D) Most doctors only test for Thyroid profile and not Free T4,T3 Thyroid Antibody tests before prescribing synthetic thyroid hormones.
Thankyou sir!! for spreading real fact about this things., specially related to food science! N yeahh your book masala lab is too awesome. One of my favourite books.
Thank you!
Is the nutritional value of emmer wheat over hyped or this variety is a better option with lesser glycemic index? Please enlighten.
Emmer wheat has more fiber etc. but is expensive. Like organic food - you pay extra for very little
Great video Sir. I want to learn more about this topic, can you suggest me where can I start reading about it. Also can you make a video on dahi and all the myths regarding it.
Hi Ashok,
Could you please explain the idea of certain foods causing heat in the body?
Old obsolete concept from the time when we didn’t understand the cellular and enzymatic model of how the body works. Foods don’t cause heat or cold
Really enjoyed the mixture of history and hard science - and the explanation of some Indian terms that I see in recipe books but not on the supermarket shelves here in Europe.
Thanks!
Thank you
Truly one of the more interesting videos I have seen on UA-cam!
6:21 Gastronomical quote of the century!
Haha. One of the central ideas of my book!
@@krishashok I’ve obviously read it! 👌🏼
Amazing explanation!
You are such a wonderful character of knowledge and explanation, when we all have an access of internet, Google and others,
Listening and watching you is like going into a different world.
I love your style of teaching.
Thank you and God Bless.
Good informative video. Wasnt aware that Rava is just different form of maida .
The way of your explanation is very unique ,which is seen in less people and appreciate your hardwork to gain all the knowledge Sir,Thank you!!
Thanks a lot
Another masterpiece info❤
Glad you think so!
Excellent. You make basics so clear.
Thank you for educating us.
Thank you
Thank you for bringing knowledge in consumable format
It's really very informative Ashok.
There are some forms of wheat that are not hybridized. It is mostly the glyphosate, but partially the modern factory milling techniques.
How about the research on people with autoimmunity that shows that they are gluten sensitive and have to avoid wheat ? Also please ket us know what tests are available in India to diagnose gluten sensitivity? thank you
Don’t expect him to answer. He is not interested in people with food sensitivities and actually looking into facts for people with food sensitivity which leads to autoimmunity. He is only here to support the majority of the population who aren’t YET bothered by this. He doesn’t and probably will never look at it from the side of MODERN wheat varieties and genetic manipulation to make the plants high yield which is causing all the issues. You have to look for answers elsewhere or just keep suffering with people like him telling you that you are wrong.
A very informative and balanced presentation - thank you!
What happens to germ and bran in roller mills.where is it used?
Thankyou so much.
Thank you I'm impressed in first few minutes
Thanks for bringing the facts.
Thank you
Suji and maida may be same as far as the constituents go, but may not be same nutritionaly as the particulate size affects the glycemic index sir
Does Benzoyl peroxide decay only to benzoic acid? Not to benzene as well? (Decarboxylatively)
Your videos are so damn good. Thank you
Thank you
Lovely explanation ❤
Great video, very informative!! Can you please clarify the difference between sooji/semolina and durum wheat semolina?
Durum wheat is just a variety of hard wheat (higher protein). Process is same
Horses remains were found in Surkotada Indus valley civilization estimated 2100 -1700 BCE
What a informative video , my all doubt about maida and suji are clear... Thank you 😊😊😊
My pleasure 😊
Ashok bhai. If you would have posted how much protiens and carbs maida has as compared to whole wheat aata, that would have been extremely helpful.
Also, do the aata packets we get now a days have only aata since they have longer shelf life? I doubt.. how healthy is that..warrants a video, what say ?
Protein and carbs are the same! shelf life also has not changed. Just that our storage mechanisms have improved
Excellent sir!
Can you please make a video about benefits and myths about millets /siri dhanya?
Very informative - learnt a lot!
Glad to hear it!
I remember foreign author books, when ever I check ur videos.. it ll hv all the information n more we need on a particular topic .
Thank you!
Sir. You are my food and nutrition teacher..... thanks a lot.
Again A Great Video, Fact based and Pocket Friendly recommendations.
Thanks again!
Really informative.
Wah ... always amazed by the way you unravel small things ... salmolina here for instance (:
Very interesting, thank you very much
Doing great thing sir! All the best!
Thank you!
I grow up eating chapati. Now all these gluten issues got me confused. Thanks for explaining this so well 🙏
Something about watermelon🍉. Nowadays plenty of videos saying it is contaminated. Injection is used for red color. Any clearification🤔
Gluten is a plant defense chemical, one of many in wheat. It inhibits secretion of proteases required to digest proteins. It also loosens the tight junction proteins that tie endothelial cells tightly together to prevent inappropriate particles in the gut from getting through to the circulation.
Glutenin is not a defence chemical
Very good information ! Can you please tell why the ancient varieties like Einkorn or Khapli (India) are considered healthier, I heard that the varieties being grown today after the green revolution in India are genetically modified and are risky.
They have slightly more fiber. And the modern varieties are *not* risky. That is just the usual social media scaremongering with zero evidence
What causes celiac disease/intolerance to gluten?
Pls make more videos … love watching and gaining your knowledge
Thank you
@@krishashoksir please make more videos regarding the science of everyday foods that we eat like you already made on wheat,eggs, milk. The way you explain in your videos sets you apart from the other people making content on food/health/nutrition. Grateful and more power to you… You are doing an amazing job.
Please make a video on arsenic in rice.
great video. Subscribed to your channel!
Thank you
I have difficulty believing that chakkis are still used to make atta on a large scale as it is done now.
They are. They just happen to be industrially run machines rather than hand cranked
Didn't the excavation of Sinauli prove that horses have existed in India for way looong back.
Ox cart. Not horse. Has been debunked many many times but of course WhatsApp university + an obsessive desire to prove that the Aryans are native to the subcontinent means this nonsense keeps spreading again and again
Most of the Indians including south Indians came from outside only, only few tribals can be called native of this land. Aryans migration was slow as there is no proof of any heavy physical fight found as far as I know of. Same with Brahmins dominance also if they were so bad that too for like 2000 ridiculous years with their small population, locals would have destroyed them badly. Many misconceptions are spreading just for vote bank politics and religious conversion.
@@krishashokthe aryan dravidian thing is a myth --right? And has been debunked already, isn’t it?
@@TheRakeshgautam
Exactly
Dravidian were eastern Mediterranean race while Aryan came from somewhere near denube river, before them kolhi bhil were remnants of Austroloids who passed through this area to finally reach andman and Australia to be called Aborigines.
There are DNA studies available now which show us that Horse was a Steppe animal and only got into Indian subcontinent when Sintashta people migrated via Inner Asian Mountain Corridor-- Aryan happened to be the descendants of Sintashta culture.
Indus Valley Civilization was urban based while Aryan culture was mostly rural!! They were pastoral people.
❤ always great. is barley different from wheat?
Yes, it is
Liked the video for educating in a scientific manner instead of scaring
What is the song at the end of every video??
Just a short jingle for the channel
very clear and explanatory commentary on wheat.
thankyou.
Main reason for prefering wheat was that it is easier to grow. You can even grow it without arrigation on unprepared land. Also you don't that much water for wheat.
Yes.