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As you gaze across the rows of brightly colored fruits and vegetables in the grocery store, you may not be aware that the nutrient levels in these crops (decline) over the past 70 years.
Increasing evidence from scientific studies stows that many fruits, vegetables, and grains grown today carry (little) nutrition than those grown decades ago. This is especially important issue if more people switch to plant-based (diet), as experts nowadays are (high) recommending them for public health.
" Nutrient decline is going to leave our bodies with fewer components they need to increase defenses certain diseases — it's going to devalue food as preventive medicine, " says David, co-author with Anne Biklé of What Your Food Ate.
Scientists say the key reason lies in modern agricultural processes that increase crop yields damage soil health. They interrupt essential interactions between plants and soil fungi(真菌), reduces absorption of nutrients from the soil.
Experts say it's important to look at these declines in the right way and not let this news stop you from eating a variety of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains (maintain) your health. But they hope the results will motivate more people to care about how their food (grow).
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