>>12388502I think the Haber Bosch process may actually turn out to be one of the most ruinous inventions of all time. It adds nitrogen, which alliws to grow plants that cannot obtain nitrogen naturally, instead of having to cycle them with those that can. That alone affected our diets greatly, as that plants had to be eaten, and kind of forced people to eat diets that were more balanced.
But worse is it only adds nitrogen, and while phosphorus is alsoroutinely added, all the other elements get depleted. That in fact might be the real reason for all the modern disorders like obesity, nearsightedness, alzheimers etc.
