Bread is the earliest processed food and has played a major role in the history of man for the last 5000 years. At one time man was able to stay alive on bread alone. It has always been a prominent part of the diet of the western world. Today's bread is not the same at all as the bread eaten 2000 years ago. It also may play a prominent role in our current epidemic of obesity and insulin resistance I will give the food engineer an extensive background in bread, bread making, bread buying, and bread sensitivity. Bread will be a component of the maintenance diet..
