IFLScience: There Aren't Enough Fruit And Vegetables To Give The World A Healthy Diet, Claims Study

"We simply can't all adopt a healthy diet under the current global agriculture system," Professor Evan Fraser from the University of Guelph, a co-author on the study, said in a statement.

Professor Fraser added that while we are currently overproducing grains, fats, and sugars, production of fruits and vegetables are “not sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of the current population.”[...]

One reason for this might be that developing countries tend to focus on carbohydrates, which are easier to produce. These countries have also spent more money researching and developing such crops, rather than fruits or vegetables.

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