So many sprouts, so little time (Independent Online) A British office worker has narrowly failed to break the world record for speed-eating sprouts - but at least Richard Townsend got his vitamin quota for the day. [News Source]

Our berries are pick of the crop (The Scotsman) SCOTTISH berries have been a dietary staple for more than a century, but this year they have experienced an astonishing surge in sales. [News Source]

National News homepage (The New Zealand Herald) The manufacturer of Ribena has been taken to court after the Commerce Commission alleged it misled the public about the product's vitamin C content. [News Source]

CELLULAR NUTRITION / The Hunt to Fix Hidden Hunger / Biochemist Bruce Ames thinks a simple multivitamin may fight … (San Francisco Chronicle) The biochemist who invented one of the first tests for carcinogens, the same man who made a career of decrying organic agriculture and infuriating environmentalists with his full-throated defense of pesticides, has just devoured a massive pile of glistening,... [News Source]

Public health legislation a question of safety vs. choice. New York City's recent ban on trans fats in restaurants - and similar legislation being debated in Chicago and elsewhere - has some people worrying that public health officials may have gone too far. [News Source]

Vitamin K2 higher bioavailability than K1, say scientists (Nutraingredients.com) 12/18/2006 - Vitamin K2 derived from the fermented soy product natto has a higher bioavailability than vitamin K1, results that may have implications for functional food formulators. [News Source]

Ribena charged over Vitamin C claims (Stuff) The manufacturers of Ribena have been taken to court after the Commerce Commission alleged they misled the public about the product's Vitamin C content. [News Source]

Another $20 million to be distributed under class action vitamins suit (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) TORONTO (CP) - An additional $20 million will be disbursed to universities and other organizations in connection with a class action lawsuit involving the price fixing of vitamins. [News Source]

Growing old in Andean town has its advantages. Experts have long marveled at the longevity of residents of Vilcabamba, Ecuador. Now, the town's healthy conditions are being tested by modern times - worse air, junk food, and less tranquility. [News Source]

Jakarta hotel puts $110 hamburger on menu (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A hotel in Indonesia is dishing out a hamburger that costs more than twice the monthly minimum wage in some parts of the country. [News Source]

Local Bowling Scores and Standings (Times Leader) Wilkes-Barre Patriarchs: 1. Nurses, 50-10; 2. Pacemakers, 36-24; 3. Doctors, 36-24; 4. Valley Crest, 35-25; 5. Vitamin-A, 31-29; 6. First Aid, 30-30; 7. Cripples, 27-33; 8. Patients, 25-35; 9. Wheelchairs, 24-36; 10. Morticians, 23-37; 11. O-R, 22-38; 12. 65 Special, 21-39. Top Scorers: 1. S. Judge, 750; 2. G. DiPietro, 708; 3. J. Hrivnak, 708; 4. A. Kundrat, 652; 5. J. Reeder, 648; 6. B. ... [News Source]