We re Getting Smarter about Nutrition Can the right dose of vitamins or minerals cure disease? Can good nutrition head off health problems and extend your lite? Can diet affect the mind as well as the body? Is it necessary to take supplements to stay healthy? Scientists have been studying these and other questions about nutrition for many years, and the amount of data they have accumu lated is considerable. But they re not nearly finished with the search for information: New evidence on the importance of vitamitls and mine~ als is appearing constantly. Some of this ongoing research is showing that many Americans are increasingly concerned about what s in the 1,500 pounds of food we eat every year. We re eating fewer franklurt~rs and less luncheon meat, sugar, candy, oils and fats. We re eating more chicken, cheese, dark green vegetables ~eod citrus fruits. This concern is certainly a step in the right direction. Although dear-cut deficiency conditions like scurvy and beriberi are mostly a \". thing of the past in this country, it is possible to be lacking in one or
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