And can we rethink the now-ancient practice of enriching processed carbs? It has been nearly a century since pellagra was wiped out. Are we still running dangerously low on niacin, riboflavin, and thiamin?I Some countries—wealthy, advanced, science-forward nations that include Denmark, Finland, France, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Sweden (and Italy, obviously)—do not fortify their flour with vitamins. Amazingly, they do not face epidemics of pellagra every spring. They do, however, have lower rates of adult and child obesity. Can consenting adults of voting age at least have the option of buying
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