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Supplements

Unprocessed foods such as whole grain rice or wheat are very complex dormant living organisms which can be broken down into the major components: protein, carbohydrate and fats, and a large number of minor (in terms of how much is present) nutrients such as vitamins, essential fatty acids and minerals, but they are all equally important for life. These components present in small amounts are called supplements, but in the same way that one cannot live just on the three major components, one also cannot live just on the supplements. They all have to be provided. This means that supplements can only partially repair some of the damage caused by a poor diet but can never totally make it a good diet. The word supplement means exactly that. They are used to make up for special deficiencies in the food which have been created by food industrialization, or should be used to make up for the special needs of individuals. A typical North American diet as represented by doughnuts and soft drinks (20 percent of North American caloric intake is from the sugar in soft drinks). The diet should be improved as much as is possible and then the supplements added to make it even better for each person.

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