Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914
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Re: Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914
#2The link got that actual paper is much better than a sentence or two on LinkedIn. The paper’s title isn’t as catchy to put in nicely.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6163803/
From my link:
>It is important to note that the USDA mineral content of vegetables and fruits has not been updated since 2000, and perhaps even longer, given that the data for 1992 was not able to be definitively confirmed for this review.
I’d like to see if it’s improved recently. Healthy foods and organics are more readily available now.
Re: Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914
#3Soil depletion: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/soil-depletion-an...
I have a friend who refers to vitamins as "expensive pee". He means taking vitamin pills when you eat a good diet containing fruits and veg is unnecessary because your body will excrete out the excess. I like to point out to him that fruits and veg are not what they used to be.
Re: Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914
#4Well there are some that say that minerals on vegetables are not bio-available for the human digestive system, so in the end doesn't make a lot of difference.
Re: Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914
#5Read The Omnivore's Dilemma. Do it now.
Re: Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914
#6Growing food has turned into an engineering problem where people think you solve it by investing the least possible resources into it. Whatever the consumer will buy and you can produce as cheaply as possible wins the day. Our tasteless vegetables are like cheap Bose (no highs, no lows, must be Bose) speakers or pressed paper furniture at Walmart. On the surface they look like a vegetable should look, but the taste, what’s inside, is completely deficient.
Re: Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914
#7Soil depletion: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/soil-depletion-an... I have a friend who refers to vitamins as "expensive pee". He means taking vitamin pills when you eat a good diet containing fruits and veg is unnecessary because your body will excrete out the excess. I like to point out to him that fruits and veg are not what they used to be.
Don't forget meat has absolutely tons of essential nutrients and vitamins, some of which can't be found in fruits and vegetables.
Re: Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914
#8Can we not have LinkedIn links on HN
Re: Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914
#9Soil depletion: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/soil-depletion-an... I have a friend who refers to vitamins as "expensive pee". He means taking vitamin pills when you eat a good diet containing fruits and veg is unnecessary because your body will excrete out the excess. I like to point out to him that fruits and veg are not what they used to be.
It's not only expensive pee, but also potentially damages your kidneys.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-preventi...
You shouldn't take supplements unless your doctor advises you to due to some (actual and not perceived) deficiency.
Re: Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914
#10Well there are some that say that minerals on vegetables are not bio-available for the human digestive system, so in the end doesn't make a lot of difference.
This is nonsense. Perhaps you mean something like “less bio-available compared to...”