Nutrition is of interest to everyone. For the impoverished, nutrition is an issue of obtaining enough food to survive. For some, it is a health concern in their fight against obesity and diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and degenerative skeletal disorders that accompany this nutritional problem. For others, it is of interest so that they will not be embarrassed wearing their bathing suits. While these situations are apparent to all, we have become aware that some nutrients with less obvious outward manifestations, such as vitamins and minerals, may have consequences that are significant to our health and well-being
