The root of nature

Doing a little net surfing and come across a website that writes about breaking news and articles on natural health foods. I'm keen to have a look at the article posted, so I just picked one to read. To me, the article is nothing new, nothing very specific like a scientific paper nor very general as in a laymen could understand. 

Scrolling down to the very bottom.... Wow... quite a long list of comment. Every commenter held on their points and tried to convince other by mentioning their credentials. Of cause there is nothing wrong by showing qualification or hold on to what you believe. Just feel so pointless on those 'doctorates', I'm wondering how much do they really understand about a food? Let's say apple, exactly how many nutrients inside? What are all the nutrients in soil? We are still so young to the field of nutrition, just like in the medical field, there are still a lot of area not solved by science.  

People are getting more and more divert or perhaps taking advantage of topics like natural and supplement. A probe into dietary supplements published in the September 2012 edition of Consumer Reports. Headings in the article include 'None are proven to cure major diseases'. I am quite surprise to see the headings. Supplements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, this is where this statement come from:

'These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.' 

Since when supplements are consumed for curing purpose? Seems like the editor gets confuse in differentiating drugs from supplements and not sending the right information out, no wonder so many consumers out there are not getting the right perception.  

Supplements are food, not drugs. If a product is making such claims then it is not a supplement.