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Volume 5 Number 2

 

 

Vitamin D and Quakery

By: Robert J. Thiel, Ph.D., Naturopath

 

REFERENCES

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[3] Whitney EN, Rolfes S. Understanding Nutrition, 7th ed. West Publishing, St. Paul, 1996

[4] Whitney EN, Hamilton EMN. Understanding Nutrition, 4ed. West Publishing, New York, 1987

[5] Herbert V, Das KC. Folic acid and vitamin B12. In Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 8th ed. Lea & Febiger, Phil.,1994:402-425

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Why Appetite Suppressants Are Dangerous Dieting Tools
All-natural strategy can help "put the reins" on appetite.

 

By: Ruth Rojo, N.D., Ph.D.

REFERENCES

 

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HealthAtoZ Exclusive. (2000b). "No more Big Macs on new American plate." www.healthatoz.com.

Hellmich, N. (2000). "Dieters need reality check." USA Today; November 1.

Hendler, S.S. (1990). The Doctors’ Vitamin and Mineral Encyclopedia. New York, NY. Simon and Schuster.

Kernan, W.N. et al. (2000). "Phenylpropanolamine and the risk of hemorrhagic stroke." New England Journal of Medicine; 343(25):1826-32.

McCarty, M.F. (1994). "Promotion of hepatic lipid oxidation and gluconeogenesis as a strategy for appetite control." Medical Hypotheses; 42(4):215-25.

Preuss, H. (1997). "Chromium." The Internist; 4(3): 18-20.

Rubin, R. (2000). "FDA