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Antioxidants may help fight flu, but not by themselves

(Miami Herald) Fruits packed with antioxidants are great, and good for us, health experts say. But they won't, by themselves, bulletproof our immune systems and save us from the H1N1 influenza virus. Or anything else.

Today's expert advice sounds discouragingly like what our mothers always told us.

''A well-balanced diet minus too many sweets and artificial ingredients, with an adequate amount of protein, fruits and vegetables and vitamins is what we need,'' says Dr. Tracie Miller, a professor of pediatrics.

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Please do not give advice. We can best help each other by telling what works for us, not what we think someone else should do.