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• Food Science Communicator Mary Ellen Camire, Ph.D., University of Maine, functioned as food science expert in the May issue of Shape magazine and its article, “Superfoods–or Superfrauds?” Receiving high-profile exposure in the article’s sidebar, “Buyer beware: 7 problems with functional foods,” Camire said, “Food manufacturers are adding nutrients and botanicals to food willy-nilly.” In some cases, packing snacks with herbs and alleged nutrients is, “a marketing gimmick to get people to eat ju…