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Jan 2012
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Man from Mars: Health and Nutrition Rese...

Scientific American
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Hagen Schroeter, the director of fundamental health and nutrition research at Mars, Inc., talks about research on bio-active food compounds and the search for why a healthful diet is good for you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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