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I wonder if the same applies to naturally grown fruits and vegetables today. Because most varieties of fruits and vegetables are selectively bred over millennia
by jjeaff 4y ago
I wonder if the same applies to naturally grown fruits and vegetables today. Because most varieties of fruits and vegetables are selectively bred over millennia to produce bigger, sweeter, more shelf stable versions such that many modern versions would be unrecognizable to those from the past.
- oifjsidjf 4y agoIt probably does, must fruits and veggies that we know of didn't exist ~500 years ago. All modern fruits are sugar bombs compared to "old" fruits. Old fruits were more bitter and much smaller. Quick changes through breeding might change their nutritional composition also, not just sugar. A great example is Weston Prices's book "nutrition and physical degeneration" where he clearly shows that whenever processed foods (sugar and white flour based products) entered isolated cultures their teeth got destroyed asap. And destroyed teeth are only the most visible side effect, god knows what else is happening to our bodies.