Can you supply links to the raw data on which these percentages are based? As a research pharmacologist I am trained to look at the raw data and scrutinize the statistics, which can easily be manipulated.
Garnet On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 11:40, somerbus wrote: > > > If this were true there should be more evidence in the general > > population of deficiency syndromes. > > > > I would like to see data that supports your statement. I think it > > is highly probable that this is another one of those fear based > > myths that is propagated by those who would profit. > > A timely article in a newspaper two days ago: studies show that in > vegetables levels of copper are down 76% since 1940, sodium 49%, iron 27%, > magnesium 24%, potassium 16%, zinc at least 57%. Individual vegetables have > lost more....spinach has 60% less iron than it had 50 years ago. The study > has been compiled by nutritionists under the auspices of the Medical > Research Council, the Ministry of Ag, Fish & Food, and the Royal Society of > Chemistry.....can't see any vested interests for the supplement market among > these; indeed, the government is hellbent on limiting the types and amounts > of supplements we are able to buy and use. > > Modern farming practices have led to the wholesale stripping of soil > nutrients, and make it less likely that diet alone can provide optimum > amounts. > > Yours > Kay Jennings > Bristol > England > mailto:[email protected] > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > e
