Sat, Nov-23-13, 00:55
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Senior Member
Posts: 403
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Plan: General
Stats: 214.0/206.8/192.6
BF:
Progress: 34%
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Originally Posted by Bob-a-rama
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(2) most modern fruit cultivars have been bred to have far to much sugar in them
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The apple of today is nothing like the apple of the pre-agricultural age. It was closer to a crab-apple. Years of selective breeding has resulted in cultivars that are hundreds of times sweeter and larger than the ancestors. Same for corn, pears, carrots and so on.
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Can we please not fight myths with myths?
"Wild and Ancient Fruit: Is it Really Small, Bitter, and Low in Sugar? => http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/05/31/wi...-ancient-fruit/
Pretty compelling compilation of information in one place, in my opinion. |