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Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be
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#42This sparks an interest of mine. I want to grow my own garden of fruits and vegetables. I can grab seeds from my local hardware store. But are these genetically the best I can buy? Is there not a genetic strain of seeds that I can buy somewhere else, perhaps online, that produce both the most nutritious and delicious?
I highly recommend growing heirloom tomatoes. The flavours will knock your socks off.
Re: Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be
#43What’s the point of posting articles only members and desktop browsing users can read?
I'm on a desktop and couldn't read the article either. I was shocked not to see a non-paywalled link posted in the comments. How are others reading it? I certainly haven't used my monthly quota for this site, which I never visit...
Re: Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be
#44What’s the point of posting articles only members and desktop browsing users can read?
I'm on a desktop and couldn't read the article either. I was shocked not to see a non-paywalled link posted in the comments. How are others reading it? I certainly haven't used my monthly quota for this site, which I never visit...
I for one can read it just fine.
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
The vast majority of changes in plant genetics are from selective breeding, nothing to do with GMO.
Selective breeding is a form of genetic modification which doesn't involve the addition of foreign DNA.
"GMO" refers exclusively to organisms that have had genes added, edited, or removed directly, it has nothing to do with plant breeding.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Such things are not in the food supply. No doubt it is possible, and there has been research, but there are exactly 0 available GMO tomatoes available to buy as food in the US.
Perhaps it's just a matter of time. Here's a good overview of the technology: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211207-the-tomatoes-at-...
I would be quite fine if it were.
But a certain kind of person (such as the first commenter in this thread I was responding to) believes most of their food if it doesn't have an adjective ("organic" maybe?) is a genetically modified organism, and everything bad about food is attributed to genetic engineering, this is quite false and a result of people who don't know much sharing disinformation with each other.
Re: Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm on a desktop and couldn't read the article either. I was shocked not to see a non-paywalled link posted in the comments. How are others reading it? I certainly haven't used my monthly quota for this site, which I never visit...
I for one can read it just fine.
How are you able to?
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#48Re: Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be
#49What’s the point of posting articles only members and desktop browsing users can read?
I'm on a desktop and couldn't read the article either. I was shocked not to see a non-paywalled link posted in the comments. How are others reading it? I certainly haven't used my monthly quota for this site, which I never visit...
https://archive.ph/OAU1U (I also posted this at the top level just now)
Re: Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be
#50Not to mention more sugar.
I have read zoos have started having to source fruit not raised for human consumption has the sugar levels are now getting too high. In some cases 30% more sugar content if I tember correct.