Grapeseed oil is comparable to other better-known heart-healthy oils, but not necessarily better, says Rachel Johnson, a professor of nutrition at the University of Vermont and chairwoman of the American Heart Association's nutrition committee.

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"The investigators examined changes in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and then its association with change in body fatness or BMI (body mass index), and subsequent deaths from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, " says Rachel Johnson, professor of nutrition at the University of Vermont in Burlington and chair of the American Heart Assocation's Nutrition Committee, who was not involved in the study.

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According to David Stoll, an American anthropologist at Middlebury College in Vermont, part of their success lies in their firm line against alcohol, which is redeeming many people from the ravages of the bottle.

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In 1777, American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington, Vermont.

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Big operators have gone bust, such as American Ski Co. (liquidated this year), ex-owner of the celebrated Killington (Vermont) and Steamboat (Colorado) ski areas.

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