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1948.  The Orange County Register - April 6, 1995 

Tropicana adds extra vitamins, calcium to premium orange juice  
  Tropicana Pure Premium Plus. Calcium & Extra Vitamin C; Vitamins A, C & E; and Fiber. $2.79 per half-gallon refrigerated carton.Bonnie: I'm excited about these three orange juices with added nutrition from Tropicana. That's because most Americans aren't getting enough calcium, fiber or anti-oxidant vitamins. Calcium helps prevent osteoporosis; fiber may help lower blood cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease...

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1948.  Times Union, The (Albany, NY) - July 15, 1992 

VITAMIN GEE!,  CAN MEGADOSES OF VITAMINS HELP YOUR HEALTH? OR CAN THEY MAKE YOU SICK?  
  Is it possible to get too much of a good thing, namely vitamin C?For many people, the answer probably would be no, at least until recently.One of the best-known and most widely used nutritional supplements, vitamin C has long been considered an essentially harmless substance, even when taken in large amounts. The prevailing view has been that people would simply excrete any excess levels of vitamin C, with extremely high levels resulting in diarrhea. That`s in...

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1948.  The Buffalo News - September 11, 1990 

VITAMIN C MAY KEEP ARTERIES CLEAN  
  More scientists are finding that vitamin C may ward off heart attacks and strokes by helping to keep arteries unclogged.Their new theory is that bad-type LDL-cholesterol circulating in the blood becomes dangerous to arteries only if it is chemically changed or "oxidized." Thus, blocking this LDL oxidation should help keep arteries clear.What can do that? Chemicals called antioxidants, of which vitamin C is a potent one."Adequate vitamin C may...

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1948.  Houston Chronicle - OCTOBER 24, 1989 

An orange a day? Revised dietary guidelines cite smokers' need for more vitamin C  
  WASHINGTON - Cigarette smokers need more than 1 1/2 times as much vitamin C a day as non-smokers, the National Research Council said Monday in revising its nutrient intake recommendations for the first time in nearly a decade. The 10th edition of the Recommended Dietary Allowances, which lists suggested intakes of 11 vitamins and seven minerals, also urges a greater consumption of calcium-rich foods during the growing years when bone development is at its peak. It increased the RDA for the...

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1947.  Record, The (Hackensack, NJ) - January 20, 2004 

Vitamins E, C may help ward off Alzheimer's,  Study noted effect of higher dosages  
  Taking vitamins E and C may protect against Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, a study found. People who took both vitamins in doses exceeding the recommended daily allowance were less likely to develop the brain disease, according to the study of about 4,700 people in Cache County, Utah. There was also a reduced risk of Alzheimer's among people who took vitamin E plus a multivitamin."Use of these antioxidant vitamins may offer an...

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1947.  St. Louis Post-Dispatch - February 17, 2001 

NORMANDY HIGH STUDENT DEBUTS RESEARCH AT CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO  
  * Sonja Doriety's presentation was on vitamin C. She and two other Normandy students were among more than 100 students from around the country who gave reports as part of the American Junior Academy of Science meeting.Sonja Doriety, a senior at Normandy High School, has always been curious about the food she eats. That curiosity brought her Friday to the world's largest general science meeting.Doriety presented the findings of her after-school research project...

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1947.  Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - October 2, 2000 

WHAT'S THE DEAL ON VITAMINS C, E, BETA CAROTENE?  
  You've probably heard about the wonders of antioxidant vitamins in preventing heart disease. Maybe you're already popping them.After all, there is tantalizing evidence that antioxidants play a role in fighting hardening of the arteries. But despite books, articles and advertisements claiming that antioxidant supplements are a panacea for heart disease (not to mention cancer, cataracts, diabetes and Alzheimer's), the scientific jury is out. Of the three...

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1947.  Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - December 22, 1999 

VITAMIN C SHOWS PROMISE FOR LOWERING HIGH BLOOD  
  Vitamin C shows promise for lowering high blood pressure Researchers in Oregon and Massachusetts say that a daily supplement of 500 milligrams of vitamin C can reduce high blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Scientists at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University and at the Boston University School of Medicine found in a small study that the daily vitamin C dose would be without side effects and inexpensive as a dietary supplement."We believe this is a...

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1947.  Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA) - July 1, 1996 

STUDY FINDS VITAMIN C MAY BENEFIT SMOKERS  
  DALLAS Injections of vitamin C given to smokers reverse one of the most harmful cardiovascular effects of smoking, according to a study being published today.However, more research is needed to determine whether vitamin C pills might help reduce heart disease associated with cigarettes, said the authors of the study, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. The vitamin works because of its antioxidant function, said Dr. Thomas Munzel of the University of Freiburg in...