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...Getting the Recommended Daily Allowance of 60 mg of VITAMIN C may not be enough for optimal health. Researchers believe the new RDA should probably be 200 mg--about the amount in 11/2 cups of fresh orange juice. More than 400 mg daily appears to provide no further benefit...
...Here's one for the beer belly. The researcher who showed that aspirin can prevent heart disease now says DARK BEER may too. Dark brews--but not light ones--are rich in flavonoids, vitamin-like compounds that seem to make platelets less prone to clotting...
...mean for American consumers," says TIME's Tom Curry, "Is that, even though the grain itself is only 18 cents of the $3.39 retail price they pay for corn flakes, they may soon find themselves paying more for chicken, pork, soft drinks (made with high fructose corn syrup), pastries, vitamins (such as Vitamin E made from soybean oil), ethanol, and other products...
...teatime. Men who drink more than 4.7 cups of black tea a day may reduce their RISK OF STROKE 69% compared with those who drink less than 2.6 cups, a Dutch report indicates. Tea is rich in flavonoids, vitamin-like compounds that appear to make platelets less prone to clotting...
...tofu and soy? Milken points to tests showing that soy products reduce tumors in rats. Impressed by other studies indicating that prostate-cancer rates are higher in northern climates, possibly because of less exposure to sunlight and a corresponding decrease in the production of vitamin D, he spends more time outside and at the beach. "Of course," he concedes, "we have to balance skin cancer with prostate cancer, I guess...