Chet Hayes wrote:

And another interesting point. Virtually all the fruits and
vegetables we eat today have been carefully cross-bred by man to make
them more appealing. Chief among these goals was to make them
sweeter. A wild apple that cave man came across had far less sugar
than today's apples. A wild root vegetable had nowhere near the
starch as an Idaho potatoe. And many fruits were only available for
short periods. Today we have all these sugar enriched fruits
available all the time. Plus, how many calories did cave men burn in
their daily activity compared to what we do today?

Also, I wonder whether, as with corn, a lot of the fruits may be
larger than they were in days of yore.

Speaking of coss-breeding fruits to make them sweeter, just think
of those Delicious apples and their relatives. (I say ugh.)
--
Jean B.