This is explicitly addressed: "The problem with this approach to nutrition is not that there’s anything inherently wrong with synthetic vitamins — it’s the sho

This is explicitly addressed: "The problem with this approach to nutrition is not that there’s anything inherently wrong with synthetic vitamins — it’s the shortsighted nutritional philosophy that our obsession with vitamins encourages. Sure, our easy access to synthetic vitamins means that we’re no longer likely to die from acute vitamin deficiency diseases. But extra vitamins do not protect us from the long-term “diseases of civilization” that are currently ravaging our country, including obesity, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes — many of which are strongly associated with diet." There is no appeal to nature anywhere in this article, but a general concern that hubris with regards to our knowledge of nutrition is dangerous, especially given that we have obvious serious health problems going on that our approach has caused.