>>38829
The article gives credit to cereals:
>That the association between humans and grains paid off nicely for both is beyond dispute.

In general I would add this to the discussion: we need to weigh the pros and cons.
And people consume bunch of things that has more downsides than up. Drugs, alcohol (well, that's a drug too), cigarettes comes to mind quick. But let's pick on that poor bread and pasta, throw out the baguette.