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by mtts 4627 days ago
Nice idea. In practice, if you live in a large urban area, especially in warmer climates, by the time those fruits and vegetables get to your plate, they'll have far fewer vitamins than you'd expect.

Back when I lived in Jakarta (very large urban area, very warm) I used to get mouth ulcers constantly, despite eating more than my fair share of fruits and vegetables. The solution, according to the family GP, was to supplement vitamin C. Yeah yeah, n=1 (well, n=a family of 5, but still), but it worked and seemed to lend some validity to this theory.