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This can be both true and irrelevant at the same time. The focus should be on the key nutrients for each food, that is, those food/nutrient pairs that significantly contribute to the required daily values, especially nutrients that the general population is deficient in.

I think the general trend in western nations is a decline in nutrient deficiencies despite modern agriculture practices.

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The decline of deficiencies has a lot to do with fortifying processed foods with various nutrients, and generally food being cheap enough that poverty is more associated with obesity than starvation.

Obesity and nutrients deficiency aren't mutually exclusive. e.g. "Studies have shown that many people with obesity have inadequate intake of iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, folate and vitamins A and B12, likely as a result of poor diet quality"

[0] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-018-0143-9

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