Welcome  to  Public  Health  moment from  the  University  of  Minnesota. Many  middle  aged  and  older  Americans are  not  getting  adequate  nutrition, even  those  taking  dietary  supplements. That's  according  to  a  study  involving 6,200  people  ages  45  to  84, and  including  African  Americans, Chinese,  Hispanics,  and  Whites. Pam  Shriner,  a  University  of  Minnesota epidemiologist,  led  the  study. The  study  looked  at  supplement  use as  a  way  of  meeting  dietary  intake  for  calcium, magnesium,  vitamin  C  potassium. And  we  were  interested  in  seeing how  well  dietary  intake  met  R  DA's, or  adequate  intake  for  nutrients  versus  supplement  use. Because  adequate  nutrients  is a  predictor  of  successful  aging. Even  with  supplements,  people  are  not meeting  what  they  need  to  thrive  as  they  age. Shriner  says  she  believes  that  more  education and  more  prevention  are  needed  as  a  nation. And  this  is  a  snapshot  of  the  nation, these  well  designed  cohort  studies. We're  not  getting  adequate  intake  just  from  our  diet. An  outgrowth  of  this  would  be  more  prevention  services. My  personal  thought  is  that  the  interaction between  medicine  in  prevention  and the  consumer  is  even  more  important  as the  population  ages  for John  Finnegan  and  public  health  moment. I'm  Mark  Gerretsen.