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laetrile

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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

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

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Online Laetrile Vendor Ordered to Shut Down. Magazine article from: FDA Consumer; 3/1/2001
	Laetrile. (Shorts). 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