14 Feb 2017
Nutrient Deficiencies in the Modern Diet
Michael Joseph
Nutrient deficiencies in the modern diet are a rising problem.
If you think you’re eating the perfect diet, you may want to reconsider that for a moment. On a purely statistical basis, the chances are that you have some critical nutrient deficiencies.
The data makes for scary reading:
· At least 98% of American adults are deficient in potassium1
· Approximately 68% of adults have a magnesium deficiency
· In the 2009-2012 NHANES study, only 10.8% of participants were consuming an adequate intake of choline2
· The prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in the United States is 69.5%3
In short, the nutrient deficiencies in our …read more