1.   He compares it to vitamin and mineral deficiencies, saying people waste away from FSD as surely as scurvy patients lacking vitamin C.

2.   Scientists generally agree that grain- and legume-based diets high in phytates contribute to widespread mineral deficiencies in Third World countries.

3.   The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition aims to eliminate vitamin and mineral deficiencies by fortifying foods such as rice, sugar, maize and oil.

4.   Vegetarians who consume tofu and bean curd as a substitute for meat and dairy products risk severe mineral deficiencies.