Ribena looks to boost vitamin C in blackcurrants (The Scotsman) BLACKCURRANTS boosted with extra vitamin C are being developed by scientists working with the makers of Ribena. [News Source]

Blackcurrants given vitamin C boost (West Lothian Courier) Blackcurrants boosted with vitamin C are being developed by scientists working with the makers of the popular drink Ribena. The research, which does not involve genetic modification, is aimed at producing healthier and better tasting fruit. [News Source]

Super blackcurrants with boosted vitamin C (EurekAlert!) Scientists are working with the company behind the popular British fruit drink Ribena to boost the vitamin C content of blackcurrants in a move that would be a major benefit to consumers and farmers. [News Source]

Organic flour should be exempt say Greens (NZCity) The Green Party wants organic flour to be exempt, if the Government decides to add folate to bread. Submissions on a Food Safety Authority's proposal to have folate added to all flour closed yesterday. It is believed the vitamin reduces the number of babies being born with spina bifida. [News Source]

Lohan’s mom defends her against charge of partying (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The mother of actress Lindsay Lohan called a producer's claim that heavy partying led to her daughter's absence from a movie set, "ridiculous" and "out of line," celebrity television show Access Hollywood reported on Monday. [News Source]

Making sense of whole-grain glut (Pioneer Press) Check out the bread aisle at your supermarket and you're reminded of the line in the song extolling "amber waves of grain." There's bread made from whole wheat, sprouted wheat and cracked wheat. [News Source]

Eric Boehlert: Fox News’ Oliver North Questions Whether Israel Bombed Qana (HuffingtonPost) Continuing it's rush to abandon even the most fundemental standards of journalism while covering the current Middle East crisis, this afternoon, in resonse to a question from a studio audience member about how Israel might avoid civilian causalities in this kind of war, Fox News host Oliver North suggested Israel may or may not have been responsible for the bombing in Qana. Here's [News Source]

GNC Expects IPO Price Between $16-$18 (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Vitamin retailer GNC Corp. anticipates an initial public offering of more than 23.5 million shares priced between $16 and $18, according to its amended registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. [News Source]

The controversy about mercury. If you have a dental filling, chances are you've got mercury in your mouth. Is that dangerous? It depends on whom you ask. [News Source]

Surroundings play key role in diet. A study offers new evidence that people take cues from their surroundings in deciding how much to eat. It explains why, for example, people who used to be satisfied by a 12-ounce can of soda may now feel that a 20-ounce bottle is just right. [News Source]

Fight against childhood obesity starts with communication. If untreated, overweight and obese children can find themselves with serious health problems such as Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, depression and low self-esteem. [News Source]

Altered oceans: Digging for data. Public health authorities did not become aware that a type of algae blooming along the West Coast produce a neurotoxin until 1987, when three people died and more than 100 fell ill in Canada after eating contaminated mussels. [News Source]