The chlorophyll craze which has been sweeping the U.S. for two years or more has no justification in scientific fact, the American Chemical Society heard last week from a topflight chemist, Professor Alsoph H. Corwin of Johns Hopkins.
In the first place, said Chemist Corwin, little is known about the action of true chlorophyll in the human body, and most of the technical literature on the subject is full of myths. Anyhow, the material used by manufacturers of green pills, chewing gum, toothpaste and mouthwash is not natural chlorophyll: it has been altered chemically and sometimes contains copper. Much of it is...
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