date:Jun 24, 2014
ds population doesnt get enough of one or more of the 30 essential vitamins and minerals, according to Bruce Ames, a senior scientist at the Childrens Hospital Oakland Research Institute in California. Seven in 10 Americans lack sufficient vitamin D, and 45 percent are short in magnesium.
Practically everybody is deficient in something, Ames said. Most people today know their cholesterol number, but in the future theyll know their magnesium number, vitamin D number, and more. Nutrients include