Key Takeaways:

• Argues that industrial agriculture and food processing have sharply reduced the nutrient density of modern food, even when calories are abundant.
• Connects soil depletion, refining, additives, and long storage chains to subtle, chronic undernutrition in wealthy societies.
• Suggests that “empty calories” contribute to degenerative disease even in people who appear well-fed.
• Calls for broad changes in agricultural policy, soil care, and processing rather than simply telling individuals to “eat better.”