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  • May 2008

    • Eat Your Veggies; Here's How

      New York Times  |  May 20, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      Eat Your Veggies; Here's How

      (Newser) - Chomping on a raw carrot may give you the keen eyesight of a cartoon rabbit, but boiling the vegetable first is a better way to release its nutrients, scientists say. The New York Times looks at a variety of cooking methods and finds the goodness of the good stuff on your dinner plate may depend on the approach the chef takes. More »

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      cooking  • nutrition  • vegetables  • vitamins  • lycopene  • nutrients  • vitamin B  • vitamin C  • beta carotene

  • April 2008

    • Vitamins Can Kill, Warns Shocking New Study

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 16, 08 4:10 AM CDT

      Vitamins Can Kill, Warns Shocking New Study

      (Newser) - Antioxidant vitamin supplements do not improve health or prevent disease—and may even cause death, according to new research. In a stunning blow to millions who take vitamins, a review of 67 studies involving 230,000 users showed "no convincing evidence" that antioxidants had any benefit, and linked vitamin A supplements to a 16% increase in premature death, reports the Daily Telegraph. More »

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      antioxidants  • mortality  • vitamins  • vitamin C  • free radicals  • beta carotene

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