Despite this program, by the mid-1930s, white schools in the South were worth, per student, more than five times what black schools were worth per student (in majority-black Mississippi, this ratio was more than 13 to one).
There is no vitamin B17. The term is inaccurately applied to laetrile, a discredited cancer drug, and amygdalin, the natural substance from which laetrile is made. Amygdalin occurs in the seeds of apricot, peaches, and almonds.
Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient for brain and heart function and overall health. It aids red blood cell formation and DNA synthesis. It also helps lower levels of the amino acid homocysteine; elevated homocysteine levels have been linked to conditions such as heart disease, osteoporosis, depression and dementia.