The Value of Vitamins

An article in my husbands' scientific journal caught my eye a few years ago.  I clipped it for future reference and it hasn't disappointed me.  Dr. Ames is the man who developed the test (called the Ames test) that determines how carcinogenic a food is.  He says that the 'real culprit of most causes of cancer and diseases of aging is adequate intake of several dozen key micronutrients.'  In other words, it's malnutrition!

He makes several interesting statements:

"Obese people are actually starving-- starving for nutrients." 

[Before modern medicine,] "the kids whose moms didn't tell them to eat broccoli were selected out."  (ie:  They didn't live through childhood.)

"All the low-hanging fruit in disease prevention is in nutrition." 

"Vitamins and minerals are dirt cheap." 

I tried to link to the original article in Chemical and Engineering News, but it is a member-only site and won't give me access.  So I am posting a scan of the original article.  It is a valuable read.