Vegetables become less useful

Fruits and vegetables today contain vitamins and minerals is less than 50 years ago. Especially strongly they decreased the amount of iron, calcium and vitamin C. It is reported by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, with reference to the results of studies of the University of Texas at Austin. Using the database of the Department of Agriculture, the researchers analyzed the changes in the composition of the usual 43 species of fruits and vegetables from 1950 to 1999 gody.

The results showed that during this period the content of vitamin C decreased by 15%, phosphorus - 9 iron - 15, calcium - 16, protein - 6, vitamin A - to 18. This means that today, wishing enrich your body with vitamins need to eat four carrots instead of one.
Scientists themselves have not yet made any findings. The main explanation for the observed phenomenon may be that breeders in developing new varieties mainly pay attention to the resulting increase in production, and not on the content of nutrients.
Swedish experts on nutrition has not yet been studying this problem. "Perhaps it sounds strange, but we are not so well known, what is the amount of nutrients in our food, - said the responsible for the database of the Office of foods Irene Mattisson. - These tests are expensive, and the funds were other studies ».

Source: mirfactov.com/