It is almost impossible to measure accurately the health-related qualities of food from studies that follow eating patterns of a large number of people.
Much of the present-day record in global flour exporting reflects demand from the countries in Near East Asia that are besieged by internal conflicts of varying intensity and length.
At this early stage, it has been said that leaving the E.U. might cause a downturn in wheat production, while an immediate consequence may be an export gain.
For many eras of existence bread has not just been an essential source of energy and nutrients, but a symbol of universal well-being, of progress and, yes, of peace.
Hardly anything worse has been said or alleged about a food product than this description of a "lily-white commodity flour, an ingredient short on flavor and nutrition."
What the 2015 per capita decrease indicates is that the downtrend that began at the very end of the 20th century is persisting, but thankfully not accelerating, through the 21st century.
As Chinese business growth has slowed in recent months, the likelihood of China surpassing the United States in economic activity appears increasingly small.