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County Family and Consumer Sciences News
I try to drink orange juice or eat an orange or half a grapefruit every day during the winter to help ward off colds and other illnesses. A friend told me that unless I was afraid of scurvy, I don't need to be so vigilant. Am I fooling myself about the benefits of citrus?
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I've always heard that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day," but to be honest, I hardly ever eat breakfast and I do OK. Why do the "experts" say we should always eat breakfast?
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