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Lancet study attacks antioxidants

01 October 2004

Dr Bjelakovic and colleagues have analysed 14 trials involving antioxidant vitamins and the mineral selenium. Their findings are damning, but cannot, in ANH's view, be applied to antioxidants in general.

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Whose Truth About Vitamins?

17 September 2004

BBC2 broadcast its story last night on vitamin supplementation. Far from being fair and balanced, it took a heavy swipe at high dose vitamin supplementation and omitted discussion of the benefits of supplementation. See the joint ANH and Institute for Complementary Medicine press release below.

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BBC2 Horizon: The Truth About Vitamins

15 September 2004

is the BBC's treatment of the vitamin supplementation really "balanced"? See the communications below and make up your own mind if you are able to see the programme at 21.00 h on 16 September.

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Debate on homeopathy

13 September 2004

A discussion ensues in the The Times newspaper (London) on the role of science as a means of validating homeopathy and other forms of complementary medicine...

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US allows fatty acid claims

10 September 2004

Just as Europe tries to push the onus for proving health claims on manufacturers via the proposed EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations, the US government offers another allowed health claim that will empower consumers.

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