I started tracking the things I eat and how much of the daily recommended amount of every nutrient I get through my diet, and I figure it’s nearly impossible to get even close to 100% of every micronutrient. It’s even hard to get to 50% for some things. If I would I would need to eat A LOT and gain weight. Some things are easier to get like vitamin C, or even A, but others such as zinc, iron, calcium and magnesium are not. Also does the body have a way of storing some vitamins or minerals or does it flush all the excess? Are all vitamins and minerals of equal importance to the body?
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are you sure you’re accurating tracking the vitamins/minerals in everything? b/c a lot of stuff is actually fortified (ie minerals added in). so you actually don’t need to eat a very balanced diet to get everything you need. and some stuff, you actually don’t need that much of. and it would take a prolonged period for any deficiencies to show up. and a lot of the deficiencies may not actually affect your daily life, so people could be deficient without realizing.
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