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More on Diet and Nutrition from USA Today
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (arthurl@tiac.net)
Sat Oct 7 12:57:03 1995
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 1995 12:56:14 -0400
From: "arthurl@tiac.net" <arthurl@zork.tiac.net>
To: vsg@MIT.EDU
This one is a bit of a damper but a finding is a finding. One would
expect however, that the source of such a challenging statement to
current theories would be made known.
Arthur Lobo :-<
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> DIET AND NUTRITION:
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> VITAMINS
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> Study: Green veggies don't boost vitamin A levels
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> Contrary to popular belief, eating lots of green, leafy vegetables
> does not boost vitamin A levels, a new study says. The findings, which
> sparked an uproar at a medical meeting, could have profound
> implications on health promotion campaigns. The World Health
> Organization and UNICEF recommend that people in developing countries
> eat lots of dark green, leafy vegetables - such as spinach - to combat
> rampant vitamin A deficiencies. People who lack vitamin A are more
> likely to get very sick and even die from ordinary infections.
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