Thanks for the link. The article you provided debunks a specific explanation for the reason for the decline. It debunks the idea that our soils have simply become depleted of minerals over time (something I myself did not state).
However, the claim that nutrition content of our produce has significantly declined is quite well supported. Check out this link showing related papers that cite or are cited by the principle study:
I also have issues with the Scientific American article. I hear a lot of speculation that part of the blame is because of breeding for newer varieties that are larger but less nutrient dense. I also think this claim is really unsupported and don't like that it is echoed by the article. However, I think the article you linked is not actually debunking the central claim I'm alluding to, nor my proposed explanation for it
However, the claim that nutrition content of our produce has significantly declined is quite well supported. Check out this link showing related papers that cite or are cited by the principle study:
https://www.connectedpapers.com/main/65fb8cb3cdc165c416347e8...
I also have issues with the Scientific American article. I hear a lot of speculation that part of the blame is because of breeding for newer varieties that are larger but less nutrient dense. I also think this claim is really unsupported and don't like that it is echoed by the article. However, I think the article you linked is not actually debunking the central claim I'm alluding to, nor my proposed explanation for it