>The only plausible dietary reason I know *not* to eat a whole grain based
> diet are their content of lectins and phytin. Both are reduced by soaking
> and fermenting, commonly used techniques since the earliest days (but now
> almost forgotten).

The other plausible reason:
As your analysis shows, and as you have discussed before, Amadeus, there is
also the high carbohydrate content of such a diet. Can result in
hyperinsulinemia and obesity etc. in many people.

--Richard