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Wheat was introduced to China 3.5 kya, and it's not clear to me that it ever became a staple. I'm sure that's not the only arrow in the quiver against wheat, but whether or not it's good for the Chinese is not data I find compelling. This suggests to me that I should stick to my traditional diet as well as that wheat might be bad, rather than exclusively the second.
It's also mentioned in a comment there that fermentation might reduce the detrimental effects of wheat, so I should point out that my bread is all sourdough thanks to the dough preparation method I use.
No. Where do I get one, and what am I looking for? My primary care physician?
Eh? I was taught in my classes that wheat was the staple crop of northern China in the same way that rice was the staple crop of southern China, and this was one of the distinguishing traits of the two general regions. And googling "China wheat" I find links like https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/world/asia/14china.html where there is serious international and Chinese concern over problems with the large Chinese wheat crop.
I was linking northern China with sorghum and millet, as I recalled those as original crops domesticated there. I shouldn't have been surprised that wheat eventually dominated there, though, so thanks for pointing that out.