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Do mango seed kernels contain Vitamin B-12?
There are a lot of blog posts and video channels claiming that mango seed kernels contain a high level of vitamin B12. I could find only one academic paper that claimed this:
Some nutrients and ...
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Do the vitamins in a smoothie degrade when put in the fridge?
I was discussing with a friend about my smoothies consumption and he argued that putting them in the fridge to consume them the next day was not good as the vitamin level/effect drops quickly.
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Does Vitamin C in Indian Gooseberry have skincare benefits when applied directly to skin, or when eaten?
There are several health product sites making claims about Vitamin C and Indian Gooseberry. They say it helps with skin problems.
Note that "Amla" is one of the names for Indian Gooseberry.
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Does contact with metal surfaces reduce the vitamin levels of vegetables?
I have heard that cutting or grating vegetables with metal tools somehow reduces the vitamin content (or as it is sometimes stated "it kills the vitamins"). There are also commercials, which advocate ...
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Are heart attacks due to Vitamin C deficiency?
According to this book description
Matthias Rath, M.D., an internationally respected cardiovascular
researcher, asserts that high cholesterol is not the actual cause of
heart disease. Bears, ...
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Does boiling vegetables wash away important vitamins?
I recently heard that you should steam vegetables instead of boiling them, because boiling washes away the vitamins.
Is this really true? Is there any scientific backing to this claim? Can you really ...
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Can an extra internal refrigerator light increase the vitamin C content of fruit?
My wife yesterday bought a new refrigerator for our house. She choose a refrigerator which within the sales blurb has the following claim.
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生成5种仿自然光波，让采摘后的果蔬继续光合作用，叶绿素、VC含量比存放普通冰箱高30%以上。
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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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