In Response to: Fruits and Veggies are Not as Vitamin-Rich as in the Past, Says New Data Larger Fruits and Vegetables Mean More Plentiful but Less Potent Bounty March 1, 2006 ABC News Internet Ventures Story by Megan Carpenter Staff of Soil Secrets Responds to this story: The population of the earth is growing by approximated 86 million people per year, according to a recent National Geographic Special Issue; this is a net gain after accounting for population mortality. This means that on average 235,000 babies are born each day, which is 235,000 new mouths to feed every day. The USDA and food protection studies performed by Sandia National Laboratories have determined that according to our Ecological Footprint - 6 acres of land is required per person for annual food production, based on the standards of the United States. If the goal is to modernize the developing world to the same standard of living as the developed world, then the same ...