Scary Facts About Nutrient Density In Food Today

Watch out for this popular supplement sales tactic.

• Mineral nutrient composition of vegetables, fruits and grains is not declining.

• Allegations of decline due to agricultural soil mineral depletion are unfounded.

• Some high-yield varieties show a dilution effect of lower mineral concentrations.

• Changes are within natural variation ranges and are not nutritionally significant.

• Eating the recommended daily servings provides adequate nutrition.

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“One can argue that while old vs. new data may show nutritional composition differences, it likely isn’t nutritionally significant. For example, whether a ½ cup of peppers contains more than the current 140 mg vitamin C isn’t really that important when only 75-90 mg/day is needed by the body in the first place.

Not eating enough (already very nutritious) fruit and vegetables is much more of a problem than any minor changes in nutritional composition that may (or may not have) occurred over time.”

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