Did you know that eating a healthy diet may not mean you are getting all the nutrients you need because our food supply has become deficient as modern farming strips critical nutrients from our soil? According to a statistic from the journal NUTRIENTS, one out of three people is at risk of vitamin deficiency.
One landmark study done by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry that was published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, analyzed Department of Agriculture nutritional data from 1950 and 1999 for 43 different vegetables and fruits. The study found substantial declines in the amount of vitamin C, iron, riboflavin (vitamin B12), protein, calcium and phosphorus. The culprit for this problem is today's poor dirt. Modern agriculture methods have stripped away critical nutrients from the soil.
Our next couple of posts will discuss what we can do to rectify this problem for ourselves and our families.
