Don,
you'd think this would have implications for chronic pain (mediated via
opiod receptors to some extent) and addictions in general.
Ben

From: Don Wiss <[log in to unmask]
I presume you are referring to "The origins of agriculture - a biological
perspective and a new hypothesis" in which Greg Wadley & Angus Martin argue
that the shift to cultivation and animal domestication was due to the
"comfort" derived from the opioid peptides from gluten:

http://www.vegan-straight-edge.org.uk/GW_paper.htm

Also see John Coleman's "Opioids In Common Food Products-Addictive Peptides
In Meat, Dairy and Grains":

http://www.vegan-straight-edge.org.uk/opioids.htm

Don.