We re Getting<br > Smarter<br > about Nutrition<br > Can the right dose of vitamins or minerals cure disease? Can good<br > nutrition head off health problems and extend your lite? Can diet affect<br > the mind as well as the body? Is it necessary to take supplements to stay<br > healthy?<br > Scientists have been studying these and other questions about<br > nutrition for many years， and the amount of data they have accumu<br > lated is considerable. But they re not nearly finished with the search for<br > information: New evidence on the importance of vitamitls and mine~<br > als is appearing constantly.<br > Some of this ongoing research is showing that many Americans<br > are increasingly concerned about what s in the 1，500 pounds of food we<br > eat every year. We re eating fewer franklurt~rs and less luncheon meat，<br > sugar， candy， oils and fats. We re eating more chicken， cheese， dark<br > green vegetables ~eod citrus fruits.<br > This concern is certainly a step in the right direction. Although<br > dear-cut deficiency conditions like scurvy and beriberi are mostly a<br >". thing of the past in this country， it is possible to be lacking in one or<br >