"Eating all your vegetables was a lot better for you in the '50s. Store-bought veggies weren't as pretty back then, but according to USDA data, they were packed with a lot more nutrients than their modern counterparts. The likely reason for the nutritional drop is that hybrid crops are often bred for size and color, not nutrients. Below, the stats for a few crops that have gone to seed." - Anna Haro from Bookmarklet

interesting, and no doubt true. wish the author linked to some source material in the article - Imabug

Yup! Very true. down value of heirloom varieties over hybrid crop to cash and the stripping of our pasture lands of minerals (which is why they supplement feed) and you have the groundwork laid on yet another layer for undermining the population's immune system. Alt solution: pack your food with nutrient dense foods. Darker color =higher nutrient value. Plug in seaweeds like arame, kombu, wakame, dulse, and hiziki for amino acid, hi-mineral, and radiation protection factors. Stick in soup stocks, grains, etc. - Melanie Reed