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Is Vitamin B12 an effective mosquito repellent?
In a question on Travel.SE, a user claimed that Vitamin B12, taken regularly, can be an effective mosquito repellent. Is there any evidence behind this claim?
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Should a healthy adult take a daily multi-vitamin?
Is there any reason for a healthy adult to take a daily multi-vitamin?
My intuition tells me that an adult eating a healthy and balanced diet will get all of the nutrients she needs and that taking a ...
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Does organic food have more vitamins than nonorganic food?
Aside from the issue of pesticides there's the claim that organic food has more nutrients, vitamins and minerals than nonorganic food:
Organic food is known to contain 50%
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What is the latest scientific consensus on megadoses of Vitamin C?
Vitamin C megadoses were first championed by extraordinary chemist and physicist Linus Pauling, I believe, and as prescription for good health they gained by association with him. I have read ...
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Does vitamin D prevent cavities better than fluoride?
Dr. Mercola has released the following article: The Vitamin that is Better than Fluoride in Reducing Cavities. He quotes the VitaminD Council as his source for this:
"There were also several ...
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