laetrile

laetrile

laetrile Name given to an extract of apricot kernels, amygdalin. Claimed as a cancer cure, although there is no supporting evidence, and sometimes called vitamin B17, although there is no evidence that it is a dietary essential or has any metabolic function.

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vitamin B17

vitamin B17 Laetrile; no evidence that it has any physiological function in the body, so not a vitamin.

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Magazine article from: FDA Consumer; 3/1/2001
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Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 6/1/2002
Is the alternative cancer cure nothing but a sham? DEBATE.(Column)
Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 12/11/2006

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