But the fact that people are buying them doesn't mean they're eating them. The reality is that onions are most-often served vegetable in America. According to one study, less than one-third of Americans get the minimum five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, let alone the recommended nine. Now we find out that even if a person accidentally eats a vegetable, it may not contain the nutrients it's supposed to. In other words, the view of commercial growers is that food is a product in the same way that running shoes are a product.
Looks are more important than substance.
Supplements have proven their worth in scientific studies. Cancer, heart attacks, bone loss, stroke and macular degeneration-most any degenerative disease you can think of can either be prevented by, or ameliorated by, the right nutrients given in supplement form. Over the long term, the benefits can really add up. Folate from food didn't work as well. No one knows why, although bioavailability problems may be to blame.