Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?

Here is the study mentioned in the second main paragraph: http://saveoursoils.com/userfiles/downloads/1351255687-Chang... Conclusion: We suggest that any real declines are generally most easily explained by changes in cultivated varieties between 1950 and 1999, in which there may be trade-offs between yield and nutrient content. Worth noting there is no use of the phrase "soil depletion". I take issue with the comment near the end: > Also, foregoing pesticides and fertilizers in favor of organic growing methods is…

This kind of tripe is why nutrition epidemiology is basically the laughing stock of modern science. First of all, the article is almost 10 years old and references data from 1999 at the latest. But most importantly, it uses common nutrition weasel words like "healthy" and "good for you", which are not supported (in fact, CAN'T be supported) by the study. It is a huge leap to go from "there's less Vitamin C in this supermarket carrot" to "you will…

Oh for the good old days (eleven years ago) when Scientific American could write an article about fruits and vegetables without invoking the horrors of sexism or systemic racism.