Millions around the globe suffer from nutritional deficiencies due to lack of vitamins and minerals

It's true: nearly 2/3rds of Americans are deficient in zinc. Well over half are deficient in magnesium. There are widespread deficiencies in the B vitamins, folic acid, Vitamin D and other essential nutrients. But how could this happen in a "rich" nation like America?

The answer is simple: our foods are devoid of real nutrition. They're processed, refined and packaged for the sole purpose of generating profits for food and beverage manufacturers. There is absolutely no attention given to nutrition by most food manufacturers. All they do is comply with federal law by fortifying white flour, for example. But they're not at all interested in the idea of keeping people healthy. That would raise the price of their products!

UNICEF is also right: there are glaring nutritional deficiencies throughout the world, and most of these would cost mere pennies to correct. But before these problems can even be addressed, there needs to be far more education and publicity to help make people aware of the fact that the global food supply is the #1 cause of death and disease on planet Earth.

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