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why dont people who eat at a nutrient defeciency get sick and keel over? i see people in general eat nothing but breads and cereals and processed foods and its obviously not enough bar missing some critical nutrients.

How is the body able to function like this? I know 30 day suppy in the boy of nutrients but even thats got to deplete with some of these shit diets in america

>> No.11072958

>>11072884
Some vitamins and minerals are needed to run processes that are only run because of an excess of another. There was a good example about vitamin c I heard somewhere that if you eat an almost all meat diet vitamin c doesnt have to be taken often and if its is a very small amount(realtive to a normal diet) suffices.

>> No.11072962

>>11072884
The human body is incredibly robust. It will adapt

>> No.11073043

>>11072958
that still doesnt answer it, how are some people surviving on just rice and beans in poor countries, why dont they go crazy from lack of b vitamins

>> No.11073091

>>11072962
This.

Not only this but even if you are feeding it pure shit your body adapts to numb itself to pure shit. Your body essentially goes "welp if what I'm stuck with, I better re-adjust my expectations".

... And I've experienced it first hand. I used to eat like utter shit and felt fine. One day suddenly went 100% healthy, had massive withdrawals but afterwards felt amazing, had very clear objective improvements. Decided to have a cheat day and after just a small amount of junk food my stomach went nuts. In the past my body was just numb to crap in my stomach but once I had got healthy, my body no longer put up with that shit.

>> No.11073098

>>11072884
Aren't most western foodstuffs fortified to hell and back?
I would guess that this is at least part of why at least in the west you rarely have nutrient deficiencies become a serious problem despite the often poor diets of many people.

>> No.11073103

>>11072884
Processed garbage foods do have the critical nutrients that keep you alive or get fortified with them. So if you only eat them you feel like shit and you're sick more often, but you'll live. Can't let the wageslaves die.

>> No.11073177

>>11072884
>>11073043
They do get sick, gastrointestinal disease in particular is rampant in the third world and their lifespan is predictably decreased.

>> No.11073179

>>11073091
Same here. I used to Bing on one or two whole packages of ice cream. Now, just half a package confines me to the toilet for a significant amount of time.

>> No.11073450

its not that hard to see most people are absolutely fukt, in terms of health. how often do you see an actual healthy person? rarely.

>> No.11074808

>>11072884
Did you know that most "health" diet recommendations are lobbied for by companies and organizations who sell those things or things that are high in that? Like say milk, meat, and bread fucking up the original food pyramid.