Fun fact: Do you know how vitamins got their name? When the first scientists to study food tried reducing it to its basic components, they concluded that it co

Fun fact: Do you know how vitamins got their name? When the first scientists to study food tried reducing it to its basic components, they concluded that it contained: carbohydrates, fats, protein and minerals. Then, based on this knowledge, they started to feed animals a mixture of these four macronutrients, but they wasted away. Afterwards they began to discover the 'vitamins', so named because they were vital for life. Today we know even more, and have discovered that we don't just eat to feed ourselves, but to feed our microbiome. I can't imagine though that we've discovered everything that is necessary in food for humans to thrive, and we may never do so.