Trollface Vitamin Advice

Multi-vitamin and mineral supplements aren't necessary... just consume more fruits & vegetables, OK? A Kushi Institute analysis of nutrient data from 1975 to 1997 found that average calcium levels in 12 fresh vegetables dropped 27 percent; iron levels 37 percent; vitamin A levels 21 percent, and vitamin C levels 30 percent. A similar study of British nutrient data from 1930 to 1980, published in the British Food Journal, found that in 20 vegetables the average calcium content had declined 19 percent; iron 22 percent; and potassium 14 percent. Yet another study concluded that one would have to eat eight oranges today to derive the same amount of Vitamin A as our grandparents would have gotten from one.

A grinning Trollface gives seemingly cheerful advice to skip multivitamin and mineral supplements and simply eat more fruits and vegetables. The detailed nutritional statistics underneath contradict the advice by showing that the nutrient content of produce has declined, making the top claim deliberately misleading and ironic. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to oversimplified health advice or confident misinformation.

• @eternalclassic / 40244 2023-10-14