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CambrioCambria t1_j888omj wrote

Reply to comment by DNA2020 in The Invisible Extinction (2022) - How the loss of our internal microbiome may be linked to the rise in obesity, childhood allergies and autism. [01:20:00] by cherrybounce

And lack of diversity. We have the same 20 vegetables in the supermarket whole year long with a few seasonal ones. And those are always the exact same genomes aswell.

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Haiku_Time_Again t1_j88oxeh wrote

Then why weren't ancient people affected by these issues?

Our diets are far more varied than they were years ago, you could only grow a few crops in a locale, and protein sources were not nearly as varied.

Twenty vegetables?

Ancient Etowah indians had two.

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CambrioCambria t1_j8a7ie9 wrote

The modern man has pretty much always been suffering of non varied food and tooth decay?

Prior to being sedentary we ate hundreds of types of vegetables.

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FreeQ t1_j88ugi9 wrote

Our vegetables have been bred for sweetness and shelf life. Their nutritional content is dropping all the time.

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Haiku_Time_Again t1_j88y7m5 wrote

This has what to do with the variety I was commenting on?

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solarsuitedbastard t1_j89eii5 wrote

I think the point is that broadly speaking the nutritional value of say corn or wheat or whatever vegetable you choose is diminishing over time as we selectively breed or modify the genetic makeup to fulfill our greatest desire… yield for profit

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Haiku_Time_Again t1_j89fjzd wrote

Ok, but this has nothing to do with the variety argument at all.

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solarsuitedbastard t1_j89jsi2 wrote

Sorry but what is the point you’re trying to make by the increased variety then, if not the more diverse nutritional component?

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Haiku_Time_Again t1_j89mcbj wrote

Are you serious?

Poster says we have far less diversity and choice in our diets, and we can only find twenty vegetables at the store to buy.

I said that is far, far more variety than ancient people had.

Why is this difficult for you?

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solarsuitedbastard t1_j8ad5w8 wrote

I am serious. Variety is but a slice of the nutritional pie. Eating wheat 2000 years ago was vastly different in nutritional value than the wheat we consume today.

I agree with you that there is more variety. The issue I’m trying to point out is even if you are comparing “apples to apples” an ancient apple had a different nutritional value than a modern apple.

My apologies if my difficulty understanding your narrow point caused you strife today. Take care

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CambrioCambria t1_j8a7xw6 wrote

All vegetables and fruit went from hundred or tens of species to a few dozen to a fistfull.

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