Report ranks S.C. 8th in rate of obesity. A report by the Trust for America’s Health finds 26.2 percent of all S.C. adults are obese, making the state the eighth fattest in the country. [News Source]

Kids and Parents Go Wild for Wild Waters (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) A new beverage brand, Wild Waters, launches the first vitamin-powered, naturally-flavored bottled water made just for kids. [News Source]

Vitamin E nanotech innovation marks a big step for formulators (Nutraingredients.com) 8/30/2006 - The rejuvenating qualities of vitamin E mean it is has long been a popular choice for anti-ageing skin care products, but likewise, it has traditionally been a difficult compound for formulators to work with. Until now that is. [News Source]

Can drinks enhance your looks (Sun-Sentinel) Every day, Chicago bartender Michael Boles drinks a bottle of Vitamin Water Revive, a fruit-punch flavored beverage containing potassium, vitamins and ginseng that he says helps combat hangovers and gives him a feeling of well-being. [News Source]

South Africa: Rath Withdraws Defamation Lawsuit Against Business Day, Other Media (AllAfrica.com) Controversial vitamin salesman Matthias Rath has instructed his attorneys to withdraw lawsuits against several media organisations, including Business Day, and has undertaken to pay the legal costs involved. [News Source]

Liquid makeover (Chicago Tribune) Can drinks enhance your looks or help you lose weight? Fans of 'nutraceuticals' sure think so Every day, Chicago bartender Michael Boles drinks a bottle of Vitamin Water Revive, a fruit-punch flavored beverage containing potassium, vitamins and ginseng that he says helps combat hangovers and gives him a feeling of well-being. [News Source]

The Recipes (Duluth News Tribune) Dietitian Paula Tsufis of Duluth tweaked a recipe for Rainbow Pasta Salad from an American Dietetic Association cookbook to make it her own. The salad is a good meatless meal, flavorful, packed with vitamins and minerals and is kid-friendly, she says. It also contains beans that are low in fat and cholesterol but high in nutrients. [News Source]

HEART SMART ™: Stuffed tomatoes are rich in iron (Detroit Free Press) It's the fruit that is America's favorite vegetable -- the tomato. Botanically speaking, the tomato is a fruit. However, as a result of a tariff dispute, the United States Supreme Court declared it a vegetable in 1893. Tomatoes provide dietary fiber, iron, potassium and a hefty dose of vitamin C. [News Source]

QUICK BITES: New stuff (Detroit Free Press) New from Pompeian: OlivExtra, a blend of two oils known for their health benefits. It combines extra virgin olive oil, with antioxidants and vitamin E, with canola oil, which is high in omega-3 fatty acids. The oil is cholesterol free and has no trans fats. It's sold only in 48-ounce jugs for about $6.99. [News Source]

Allos Therapeutics Initiates Pivotal Phase 2 Study Of PDX In Patients With Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (Medical News Today) AllosTherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTH) today announced enrollment of the firstpatient in PROPEL, a pivotal multi-center Phase 2 study of the Company'sunique next generation antifolate PDX (pralatrexate) with vitamin B12 andfolic acid supplementation in patients with relapsed or refractoryperipheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). [click link for full article] [News Source]

Vitamin K1-rich diet linked to better heart health (Nutraingredients.com) 8/29/2006 - A high daily intake of vitamin K1, found in green leafy vegetables, could reduce the risk of fatal coronary heart disease by 19 per cent, says a new study. [News Source]

Consumer Emphasis on Health and Wellness Powers Expansion of European Vitamin B Market (RedNova) LONDON, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A rising number of health conscious consumers have resulted in a number of food manufacturers reformulating products with natural ingredients. [News Source]