[otabdeveloper1]

> Bread was the staple food for most of that period.

No, not really. The refined white flour we eat today basically didn't exist until very recently.

Their bread wasn't like our bread. It was coarsely-ground and made of bran, barley and rye. Compared to what we eat today, it had much higher fiber content and more fat. It would have been much harder for our ancestors to mainline pure carbohydrates by eating bread like we do.

Carbs in themselves aren't so bad, but the problem is that your body won't ever be sated by eating carbohydrates. (Kids around Halloween will attest.) Eating pure carbs is a very bad idea.

[pygy_]

I never said it was white bread... Besides, I agree with the rest of your comment.