• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Recommendations for Use of Folic Acid to Reduce Number of Spina Bifida Cases and Other Neural Tube Defects", Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 269 (10), p. 1233, March, 1992. (presented in part at the New York Academy of Sciences meeting, Maternal Nutrition and Pregnancy Outcome, San Diego, California, May 19, 1992 and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, July 27, 1992).
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• Toufexis, Anastasia, "The New Scoop on Vitamins", Time, Vol. 1139 (14), pp. 54-59, April 6, 1992.

Fiber References

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• "Consumer Health Concerns", PMA Marketing Resource for Produce, November, 1988.
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• Office of Cancer Communications, Diet, Nutrition and Cancer Prevention: The Good News, NIH Publication No. 87-2878, p. 2,. September, 1987.
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Vitamin B6 References

• "Consumer Health Concerns" PMA Marketing Resource for Produce, November, 1988. Long, Patricia, "Vitamin Wars", Health Magazine, Vol. 7 (3), pp. 49, May/June, 1993.
• Mettey, R., Guillard, O., Merle, P., Maillet-Picker, F., "Severe selective magnesium malabsorption: tests of tolerance of oral magnesium supplements", Magnesium Resource, pp. 291-295, December, 1990
• Niebyl, J.R., "Drug therapy during pregnancy", Current Opinions in Obstetritics/Gynecology, pp. 43-47, February, 1992.
• O'Brien, James E., Doctors' Guide: Vitamins and Minerals, (Boca Raton, Florida, Globe Communications Corporation, 1992), PP. 13-15.
• "Vitamin B6 and Immune Function in the Elderly and HIV-Seropositive Subjects", Nutrition Review, Vol. 50 (5), pp. 145-147, May, 1992.
• Vudhivai, N., Ali, Al, Pongpaew, P., Changbumrung, S., vorasanta, S., Kwanbujan, K., Charoenlarp, P., Migassena, P., Schlep, F.P., "Vitamin Bq and B2 and B6 Status of Vegetarians", Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, Vol. 74 (10), pp. 465-470, October, 1991.
• Woteki, Catherine E. and Thomas, Paul Rl, ed.: Eat for Life: The Food and Nutrition Board's Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease. (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1992), p. 48.

Vitamin C References

• Angier, Natalie, "Free Radicals: The Price We Pay For Breathing." New York Times, Sunday Magazine, pp. 62, April 25, 1993.
• Block, Gladys, "Vitamin C and Cancer Prevention: The Epidemiologic Evidence", American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 53, pp. 270-282, 1991.
• Boone, Charles W., Kelloff, Gary J., Malone, Winfred E., "Identification of Candidate Cancer Chemopreventive Agents and Their Evaluation in Animal Models and Human Clinical Trials: A Review", Cancer Research, Vol. 50, pp. 2-9, January 1, 1990.
• Hamila, H., "Vitamin C and the Common Cold", British Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 67 (1), pp. 3-16, January, 1992.
• Stolberg, Sheryl, "Studies Show Vitamin E May Reduce Heart Disease Risk." Los Angeles Times, pp. A21, May 20, 1993.

Vitamin References

• "Consumer Health Concerns" PMA Marketing Resource for Produce, November, 1988. O'Brien, James E., Doctors' Guide: Vitamins and Minerals, (Boca Raton, Florida, Globe Communications Corporation, 1992), PP. 13-15.
• Turkki, P.R., Ingerman, L. Schroeder, L.A., Chung, R.S., Chen, M., Russo-Mograw, M.A., Dearlove, J. "Thiamin and Vitamin B6 Intakes and Erythrocyte Transketolase and Aminotransferase Activities in Morbidly Obese Females Before and After Gastroplasty", Journal of the American College of Nutrition, pp. 272-282, June, 1992.
• Woteki, Catherine E. and Thomas, Paul R., ed.: Eat for Life: The Food and Nutrition Board's Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease. (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1992), p. 48.

Potassium References

• "Consumer Health Concerns" PMA Marketing Resource for Produce, November, 1988. O'Brien, James E., Doctors' Guide: Vitamins and Minerals, (Boca Raton, Florida, Globe Communications Corporation, 1992), PP. 13-15.
• Shrapnel, W.S., Calvert, G.D., Nestel, P.J. Truswell, A.S., "Diet and Coronary Hearth Disease", The Medical Journal of Australia, 156 Supplement: S 9-16, May 4, 1992.
• Woteki, Catherine E. and Thomas, Paul R., ed.: Eat for Life: The Food and Nutrition Board's Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease. (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1992), p. 48.
• Yamori, Y., "Overview: Studies on Spontaneous Hypertension-Development from Animal Models Toward Man", Clinical Experiments in Hypertension, Vol. 13 (5), pp. 631-644, 1991.

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