Dear Carol,

It's estimated that we've identified between 5 and 10% of the beneficial 
compounds and nutrients in plant foods (the source of all nutrients), so I 
would tend to agree with you here.   

Namaste,

Loren

In a message dated 3/9/2003 10:59:26 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:


>  Loren
> 
> Personally, I think it likely that subclinical deficiencies are much
> more common than we are told.  Most young people I know eat much like
> that young man did.  The average American eats so much packaged and
> overly processed food that I would not be surprised at all if there
> were some very delicate nutrient found to be severely lacking in their
> diets.  I think we should always leave the door open for the
> possibility that there are more nutrients required for optimum health
> than the 90 "essentials".
> 
> Carol
>