One cook too many. A proposed ban on trans fat in New York City restaurants is the biggest step yet in turning the Big Apple into the Big Nanny. [News Source]

Do multivitamins benefit everyone? (Yahoo! India News) My friend Anjali is full of vitality and she ascribes this to her regular intake of multi vitamin pills. She is not alone in this belief. Vitamin and mineral pills are becoming more and more popular. The reasons are diverse, from the desire to pep up energy, reducing fatigue, or ensure adequate nutrition. As a nutritionist, I find the trend alarming. It is a myth that such supplements can [News Source]

Vitamin D Compound May Fight Blood Clots in Cancer Patients (MedicineNet.com) Title: Vitamin D Compound May Fight Blood Clots in Cancer Patients Category: Health News Created: 9/29/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/29/2006 2:04:41 AM [News Source]

Vitamin company plans for more jobs (Reno Gazette-Journal) Carson City-based Vitamin Research Products plans to hire for 19 new positions and received a $154,000 two-year grant this month through a contract with the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. [News Source]

Breast cancer cases rise 80% since 70s. Breast cancer cases have hit a new record, official figures show, and the increase shows no sign of slowing. [News Source]

‘Lingering pregnancy fat’ danger. Mothers who put on or fail to shift excess weight after having a baby risk problems in later pregnancies - worrying given rising obesity rates - experts have warned. [News Source]

Is it worth changing to an organic diet? You have made the decision you want to eat healthier, but will "going organic" break the bank? It may not be as difficult or as expensive as you think. [News Source]

BASF confirms B2 food grade price increase (Food Production Daily) 29/09/2006 - BASF has confirmed that it is increasing prices of its vitamin B2 for food products, three days after it announced similar measures for the same vitamin intended for animal feed. [News Source]

Roy Pirrung column: Oranges arent the only excellent source of vitamin C (Sheboygan Press) When you hear the words vitamin C, you probably think oranges or orange juice. [News Source]

Emergen-C Elixir (The Oregonian) Bar crawlers in Portland are always debating the best hangover cure, from hair-of-the-dog (more booze) to Emergen-C vitamin packets. [News Source]

Rich in Vitamins (Smart Money) This pill pusher's shares are up 18-fold in five years, and they still look cheap. [News Source]

Appetite for fish spells disaster for sea life. For millennia Europeans have harvested the oceans with little thought to the future, but over-fishing, illegal catches, wasteful methods and destructive techniques are turning once plentiful waters into barren seas. [News Source]