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I've suspected for a long time that we are missing major stuff from out diet due to changes in both the plants and animals we eat. I look at fruit in the grocery store and it just looks unnatural to me.

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Studies have found decreases over time, from the mid 20th century, to now, in vitamins and minerals in fruits and vegetables. It's due to changes in varieties, soil depletion, and increased atmospheric CO2.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/vanishing-...

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/09/13/food-nutrie...

There is some evidence sugar content has increased, from varietal changes, but that's about it.

Well, we are at the point where farmers have to add nutrients to soil.

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