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Article: Minute Maid(R) Premium Orange Juice Helps Consumers Meet New Vitamin C Recommendations.
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- April 11, 2000
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Consumers Unaware That a Glass of Orange Juice Counts
As A Serving of Fruit
HOUSTON, April 11 /PRNewswire/ --
With today's busy lifestyle, most Americans are not meeting the government recommendation of five servings of fruits and vegetables a day(1), putting them at risk for low vitamin C intake(2). According to a 1999 review article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, research in recent years suggests that vitamin C, which is found in citrus fruits and vegetables, is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and certain cancers(3). The good news for consumers is that a glass of orange juice(4) counts as a serving of ...