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Published online 20 April 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070416-15
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Fruit proves better than vitamin C alone
Tests show that it isn't just the vitamin that protects the body.
If you're in the market for an antioxidant to keep your body young and healthy, new research suggests you'd be much better off with oranges than vitamin C tablets.
Although vitamin C is best known for its protection against scurvy and, possibly, the common cold (see 'Vitamin C best in the cold.
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