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It’s often said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Now, researchers from the University of Western Ontario in Canada have found that the same is true for tangerines.

Updated on: Apr 11, 2011, 01:45:48 IST
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It’s often said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Now, researchers from the University of Western Ontario in Canada have found that the same is true for tangerines. Eating the citrus fruit regularly could protect against heart attacks, diabetes and stroke, and helps stave off obesity, they say. Tangerine’s peel has a pigment, called Nobiletin, which is ten times more potent than a similar one derived from grapefruit, the

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