grain

industrial hemp

Industrial hemp is a crop specifically cultivated to produce grain, which is used for food, feed, and oil {fact:1, fact:2}. The production of this grain is a primary objective in industrial hemp farming, often managed through specific harvesting techniques, sowing densities, and maturity requirements {fact:3, fact:10, fact:12, fact:14}. — 14 supporting facts

legumes

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• Modern paleo diets often emphasize avoiding grains, dairy, and legumes based on the assumption that early humans did not consume these foods and relied heavily on meat.
• The process of domestication favored the selection of plants with larger caloric yields, making starch-rich foods like grains and legumes the staple diet of ancestral human populations during the agricultural revolution.
• Ancient diets were composed of phytonutrients found in grains, native plants, mushrooms, fruits, legumes, nuts, honey, and seeds.
• Beef and lamb have approximately ten times the greenhouse gas emissions per serving compared to pork, poultry, and dairy products, which in turn have about ten times the emissions of plant-based foods like grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
• The Ruler tribal community prioritizes the consumption of leafy greens, grains, and legumes in their diet.
• Ruminant livestock are among the highest contributors to methane emissions, whereas crops such as legumes and grains emit significantly less CO₂-equivalents per kilogram produced.
• The paleodiet excludes dietary items introduced during the agricultural revolution, such as legumes, grains, and dairy products, as well as modern processed foods.

fiber

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• The introduction of hemp grown for grain and fiber in Michigan increases the risk of cross-pollination for marijuana and CBD hemp growers.
• Industrial hemp is cultivated to produce fiber, grain, or non-intoxicating medicinal compounds such as cannabidiol (CBD).
• Monoecious cultivars of industrial hemp are used in dual-purpose production, allowing growers to produce both grain (seed used for food) and fiber.
• Industrial hemp grown for grain requires a warmer climate and longer growing seasons compared to hemp grown for fiber.
• Later planting of industrial hemp may reduce stem length and mass, negatively impacting grain and fiber production.
• Hemp grown for grain and cannabinoids is typically shorter than hemp grown for fiber.

bast fiber

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• Phosphorus fertilization affects industrial hemp plant height, tensile strength, and elasticity of bast fibers, but does not affect grain, stem, or biomass yield.
• The optimal period to harvest industrial hemp for bast fiber is before the grains are completely mature, which is typically 70 to 90 days after sowing.
• To obtain high-quality bast fiber from industrial hemp, the plant should be harvested before grain and cannabinoids begin to develop.
• Secondary macronutrients and micronutrients such as magnesium and calcium have slight effects on industrial hemp plant growth but no direct effect on grain and bast fiber yield, with the exception of boron and copper.

meat

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• Modern paleo diets often emphasize avoiding grains, dairy, and legumes based on the assumption that early humans did not consume these foods and relied heavily on meat.
• Within-group dietary diversity measures, which have grown in usage since 2010, primarily assessed fruit and/or vegetable diversity (over 50%), meat/alternatives diversity (25%), grain diversity (10%), and dairy diversity (8%).
• In the scoping review by Annalijn I Conklin et al., over half of the 114 within-group diversity measures assessed fruit and/or vegetable diversity, 25% assessed meat/alternatives diversity, 10% assessed grain diversity, and 8% assessed dairy diversity.
• Stephen Le characterizes the popular Paleo diet, which emphasizes meat and limits grains, as relying on a 'pretty superficial interpretation of evolution.'

fruits

Fruits and grains are frequently categorized together as fundamental components of human dietary patterns, whether they are explicitly excluded in the Paleolithic diet [1], included in ancient diets [2], recommended in modern healthy eating guidelines [3], or compared for their environmental impact [4]. Additionally, both are used as metrics for assessing the nutritional diversity of children's diets [5]. — 4 supporting facts

hemp

Hemp is explicitly cultivated for the production of grain, as evidenced by its classification into types grown for grain and fiber [1], [2]. The plant's development cycle is specifically managed to maximize grain yields [3], and specific varieties like Felina 32 have been measured for their grain production capacity [4]. — 4 supporting facts

dairy products

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• A healthy dietary pattern includes grains (half of which are whole), fruits (especially whole fruits), vegetables (including beans, peas, and lentils), fat-free or low-fat dairy products, lean protein (poultry, eggs, seafood, nuts, and soy products), and healthy fats (olive oil, nuts, and avocado).
• Beef and lamb have approximately ten times the greenhouse gas emissions per serving compared to pork, poultry, and dairy products, which in turn have about ten times the emissions of plant-based foods like grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
• The paleodiet excludes dietary items introduced during the agricultural revolution, such as legumes, grains, and dairy products, as well as modern processed foods.

vegetables

Vegetables and grain are both categorized as fundamental components of a healthy dietary pattern [1] and are identified as plant-based foods with lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to animal products [2]. Conversely, they are distinguished by their inclusion or exclusion in specific dietary frameworks, such as the Paleolithic diet [3]. — 3 supporting facts

dietary diversity

Grain diversity is explicitly identified as a component of dietary diversity measurement, as evidenced by the scoping review where 10% of the assessed within-group diversity measures focused on grain diversity [1]. — 1 supporting fact

marijuana

The two concepts are related because the cultivation of hemp for grain poses a biological risk of cross-pollination to marijuana crops, as described in [1]. — 1 supporting fact