Today’s Apple May Contain 38 Percent Fewer Nutrients Than the Same One From 1950

Capitalism and farmer practices are to blame

Matt Anzai
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3 min readSep 28, 2020

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An apple still on the tree.
Photo courtesy of Japan Brands

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” As a child, I remember happily chanting this saying after a pleasant day at school, excited to share with my friends on the school bus what I had learned. After growing up and becoming an educated adult, we all know…

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Matt Anzai
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A critical calligrapher and martial artist. Language, politics, health… I write about anything that may relate to Japan or its culture.