Games Cut Supply of Vitamin C

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How are the Beijing Olympics contributing to a worldwide shortage of vitamin C?

In their efforts to curb air pollution for the upcoming games, the Chinese shut down manufacturing plants in and around Beijing - including cutbacks at factories producing 80 percent of the world's ascorbic acid, more commonly known as vitamin C.

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Games Cut Supply of Vitamin C

Experts say the shortage and resulting price increases will not likely spark an outbreak of scurvy, the nemesis of Old World sa...

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