BioAg Journal #1 - December 2018

STAY WOKE ABOUT YOUR
QUALITY OF FOOD
Malnutrition and Nutrient deficiency is a serious
problem faced by many people worldwide. “Every
country in the world is affected by one or more forms
of malnutrition. Combating malnutrition in all its
forms is one of the greatest global health challenges.”
– World Health Organization.
Although this is such a serious issue, it is one that
can be overlooked at times when discussing various
health problems. This is an issue many people may
be unaware of or even know is affecting them. All too
often we indulge in what we deem to be the most
satisfying pleasures this world has to offer, food,
without thinking twice about what we are putting
into our body and what impacts it may have on us,
whether positive or negative.
In order to get to this source of nutrient deficiency,
we need to first address where the foods are coming
from. Today you can be eating what is considered a
“healthy diet”, by many, but the harsh reality is that
you can be eating fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds
and still be deficient in essential and non-essential
nutrients. How could this be possible?
If foods that are grown in nutrient depleted soils
(which most commercial soils around the world are
today) then the food grown in that soil could be
deficient as well. Over time humanity has stripped the
soil of its supply of nutrients to grow a large amount
of food we require and returning fewer nutrients that
we took out to start. These habits have caused the
nutritional quality of our foods to decrease and in
turn, the quality of our health follows suit.
Organic VS Conventional
To avoid confusion, when referring to conventionally
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