Archives for September 17, 2002

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Quaker adds calcium to southern favourite

Grits, a breakfast favourite throughout much of the southeastern United States, are now a healthier way to start the day thanks to the addition of calcium, at least according to Quaker Oats.

Centrum vitamins get the Boy Genius treatment

Wyeth Consumer Healthcare has signed a new marketing agreement with TV channel Nickelodeon which will allow the pharmaceutical group to market its Centrum Kids multivitamin brand using the Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius name.

Vitamin E efficacy under scrutiny

Despite its early promise, taking vitamin E does not appear to slow the progression of atherosclerosis in healthy people, according to researchers from the USC Atherosclerosis Research Unit in the US.