Children and vitamins
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Healthy Foundation study measuring effects of low-dose vitamin supplementation on IQs, academic performance, social behavior of several thousand at-risk children slated to commence in late 2002. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) sponsored the $500,000 award to Murrieta, Calif.-based firm; funding for the project was included in the FY 2002 Labor/HHS appropriations bill (1"The Tan Sheet" Oct. 8, 2001, p. 15)...
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