Food nutrients mostly come from the nutrients in the soil. Soils that have been exposed to pesticides, herbicides, loss of topsoil, erosion, etc. have lower in nutrients. Encouraging healthy living soil is the answer to our problems. Check out Kiss the Ground by Josh Tickell. An amazing book.

Shawn, did you even read the article?

That's so funny. I didn't even see the link. LOL My apologies

So I read through most of it. Great article, thanks for sharing.

The implications of this article should guide us to eating a larger proportion of low calorie vegetables for their vitamins and minerals. This is already a trend in nutritional recommendations. I wouldnt rely on grains and starchy vegetables for their the micronutrient content anyway.

The vertical urban farming ventures are also already focused on growing leafy, nutrient dense vegetables because they fetch a higher price and require the more stringent growing conditions.

"This makes plants grow, but it also leads them to pack in more carbohydrates like glucose at the expense of other nutrients that we depend on, like protein, iron and zinc." The nutrients are contained in the plant tissues and pigments. The cell walls and organelles are made of the proteins and lipids, and the pigments are made of the vitamins. This quoted statement would seem to only apply to things like potatoes, corn and fruits where the glucose is stored in the parts of the plant you actually eat. Otherwise the plants use the extra glucose for energy to synthesize new tissues, and the tissues contain the proteins and nutrients in their chemical composition. If they didnt have them they wouldnt look the same.

Who would trust a rag called Politico?

To have an informed opinion, or knowledge, you need to read a variety of sources of information. Quite often "a rag called Politico" often has good information I it.

..."a rag called Politico" often has good information I (sic) it...

Well, good for the UN's agenda 2020 or 2030 anyway. Anything UN begs the questions of, "How is the info distorted?" and "What facts are being withheld because they trash their point?"

tj