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Show UTAHN DECLARES AVE ARE STARVING A Utahn, D. Clegg, who has devoted severals years to research on foods and especially celery, points out that it is quite possible pos-sible that we are starving. While we get plenty of food, Clegg points out, we are probably eating fruits, vegetables and grains which no longer contain enough certain vital minerals so important to health. "Healthy plants mean healthy people,'' says Clegg, "You can't raise a strong race on a mineral depleted soil." In support of. bis claims Clegg has had soil samples from various field analyzed and can readily show the soils in many instances are below standard in calcium, iron and 14 other important import-ant minerals. He maintains that if farmers would put back in the soil the 16 minerals now being depleted, vegetables would be insect in-sect resistant, disease resistant, and because of their high mineral content would demand premium prices from consumers. |