Ilene,

Actually, I personally agree with you that our condition has changed
-- that's why I take vitamins rather than relying totally on food
sources (one reason:  with our very active lifestyle in the past we
consumed a much larger quantity of food an thus received more
nutrients).  However, I wasn't speaking for myself, but rather giving
reasons why some parents might choose not to have vit K injections
for their babes.

Jennifer Landels, BA, CE
Vancouver BC

>Someone wrote:
><Another objection, especially among people with a strong belief in
>the natural abilities of the human body, is that it's seen as an
>unnecessary intervention.  After all, we evolved over millions of
>years without supplements.>
>
>I have become very leary of this sort of rationalization.  Aside from the
>obvious:
>(at what cost did we evolve over thousands of years, how many lives were
>lost because of technology etc. we didn't yet have) it does not take into
>account how much our societies and ourselves have changed in lifestyles
>over these thousands of years.  So much of our modern day illnesses >would
>not have existed long ago (ex: obesity) because lifestyles were so
>different.