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> many people do seem to be lacking basic nutrients in their diet What's the evidence of that?
by sfeng 9y ago
> many people do seem to be lacking basic nutrients in their diet
What's the evidence of that?
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoChromium, for example, is essential for sugar and fat metabolism[1], and most people ingest less than 60% of the minimum daily requirement (less than 50mcg)[1]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9380836 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9380836
- tomsthumb 9y agohttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22364157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22364157/ Note that 'required' likely means "less than the RDA" and that RDAs are often set on the basis of "having less than this much will imminently lead to some sort of dysfunction" as opposed to "the amount that actually makes your body happy".