Actually, in King James day ( the "little" ice age), Iceland had to get a Papal Dispensation to use dried fish as a substitute for bread for the Eucharist.
 
As they were limited by law to nine ships per year, grain supplies ( pure white Icelandic Gyrfalcons were the principle export) were severely limited.
 
During this period, according to their excavated bodies, overall health improved dramatically.
 
See:
"Iceland:The First American Republic"
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Doubleday, New York 1947


From: "Day, Wally" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: Was: More newbie questions, Now: Volek and Phinney

> King James era, bread probably meant "food".

William is spot on with this statement. A few years ago I had a rather long debate with a "traditional foods" guy who was trying to sell me on the positive aspects of raw dairy, whole grains, etc. During my research I ran across numerous references to "bread" actually meaning "food in general".