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People recovering from long illness are often advised to include the alga Spiruline in their diet because it:

A

is rich in proteins

B

has antibiotic properties

C

makes the food easy to digest

D

restore the intestinal microflora

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A
Spirulina is cyanobacterium which has been effectively promoted as a natural health and slimming food in the market. Spirulina is useful in controlling anaemia, diabetes, healing of wounds and lowering of cholesterol.
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