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...teacher is delighted. The kids, 11- and 12-year-olds from the town of Laventie in northern France, finger fleshy chunks of mango with fascination and wince as they suck on lime slices. During the course of the morning, the class learns that fruits contain minerals, fiber, sugar and vitamins. "Who knows why we need vitamin C?" asks Carole de Bailleul, a nutritionist employed by the local school district. Three hands shoot up. "Without it we become tired," answers Margo Demarey, with gleeful enthusiasm. If only more of Europe's children knew as much about healthy food. Just like their...
...profits fell 36%. Unilever has since streamlined its corporate structure, jettisoning its dual-chairman arrangement for a single chairman and chief executive. Since Patrick Cescau took charge in February, he has focused on reviving sales growth with new products. One innovative Unilever idea: "Superfruit" flavors featuring fruits high in vitamins and minerals, like the acerola, which looks like a cherry and tastes like an apple--but with much more vitamin C. "It's not about health-driven products," says Unilever spokesman Trevor Gorin. "It's about helping people feel good." --By Jeremy Caplan
Rath, who heads a self-named foundation that funds research and sells vitamin mixes, bought advertisements in the New York Times and various South African newspapers criticizing the use of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs in combating AIDS...
...from our study to advocate against the scale-up of anti-retroviral therapy,” said HSPH Associate Professor Wafaie Fawazi, who co-authored the study and co-signed the critical statement with Gregory Professor in Cancer Prevention David J. Hunter. “The general premise that vitamin regimens are an alternative to anti-retroviral therapy is wrong...
Summer may be best for surgeries. Why? High levels of vitamin D (from food, supplements or sunshine) can improve recovery times. Summer lung-cancer patients had four times the survival rate of those with winter surgeries and low vitamin...