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Vegetables have half the nutrients they did in the 1960s
Original: Vegetables are half as nutritious as they were in the 1960s
A report highlighted by the Telegraph says modern vegetables contain roughly half the nutrients of those grown in the 1960s. Commenters are attributing the decline to industrial farming practices, soil depletion and breeding for yield over nutrition. The claim is prompting debate about food quality, intensive agriculture and whether modern diets can compensate for the drop in vitamins and minerals.
Why now: Concerns about soil depletion and industrial farming making staple foods less nutritious are resurfacing
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Evidence
- Vegetables are half as nutritious as they were in the 1960s · WarOnPrivacy · 18
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