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...borders on lunacy. TOM WHITTAKER, a mountaineer who lost a kneecap and a foot in a car accident in 1979, is in the Himalayas right now on his way to the top. No, he's not hopping or being dragged up, although he is being carried financially by a vitamin company. He has a prosthesis, which has its advantages (no chance of frostbite) but takes 30% more energy to walk with. This is Whittaker's third assay on Everest. He was turned back once by an avalanche and once because he decided he was too slow...
FOLATE FOR ALL A new recommendation for women of childbearing age: take a daily supplement of 400 micro-grams of folic acid, a B vitamin, to prevent birth defects. A separate study finds that eating cereal fortified with 400 mcg of folic acid can lower a man's blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid linked to heart disease...
CEASE C? Just 500 mg a day of vitamin C, a typical supplement dose, may be too much, suggests a British study. Taken at this level, the vitamin seems to cause genetic damage to part of the DNA. For now, you may be better off sticking to low doses--or getting C from food...
...DOES IT Men, it may be time to consider vitamin E. In a study, E supplements reduced the risk of prostate cancer 32% and death from the disease 41%. The dose? Just...
...VITAMIN-D DEARTH Half the patients who check into a hospital these days are deficient in vitamin D, which suggests the problem also exists in the general population. Vitamin D is essential for maintaining strong bones. A good way to get it: spend time...