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Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals Date: October 27, 2008
If we are what we eat, a trip to the grocery store would seem to indicate we should all be the picture of health. From added anti-oxidants to enhanced omega-3 fatty acids, foods are more enriched with healthy products than ever. But can eating these foods make up for other bad habits? Health Reporter Bryan Thompson has more as we continue our series, �Kansas Health: A Prescription for Change�.

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