The Nation - News from Oct. 8, 1985

The National Academy of Sciences announced that it would not issue an expected new report on recommended dietary allowances of vitamins and minerals, saying it had reached an impasse with a scientific panel proposing controversial changes in the suggested intake of certain nutrients. A draft report leaked to the news media called for decreasing recommended allowances of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, iron and other nutrients. Critics charged that the proposed changes could lead to poorer nutrition for the nation.