Latest News on Vitamins and Health

Doctor, wife die in car accident: Mount Pleasant physician a noted vitamin researcher; spouse an artist (Texarkana Gazette)
Saturday December 23rd 2006, 4:47 pm

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas—A retired doctor who contributed to the science of vitamin B-6 and his wife are dead following a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on Farm to Market Road 1402. [News Source]

Vitamin D May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk (RedNova)
Saturday December 23rd 2006, 2:43 pm

By Chicago Tribune A study suggests a link between the dis- ease and the vitamin. [News Source]

Paquiao: Getting the most from nutrients (Sun Star)
Saturday December 23rd 2006, 12:07 pm

IF YOU eat three square meals a day or take vitamins supplements, you might think you’re getting adequate nutrition. But you could be wrong. Nutrition is not that simple or direct. Your body doesn’t always make the best use of all the vitamins you take in, either in food or in supplements. [News Source]

Olive oil ‘can cut cancer risk.’
Saturday December 23rd 2006, 12:00 pm

Adding plenty of olive oil to a diet could help protect against cell damage that can lead to cancer, experts say. [News Source]

Green veggies during pregnancy can protect babies from cancer.
Saturday December 23rd 2006, 12:00 pm

There may be another reason for pregnant and nursing women to eat a nutritious diet that includes generous amounts of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage for it could help protect their children from cancer. [News Source]

Vitamins May Help Cut Risk of Dementia (RedNova)
Saturday December 23rd 2006, 9:13 am

NORTH-EAST doctors are trying to discover if a [News Source]

Restricting calories keeps immune system young.
Saturday December 23rd 2006, 8:00 am

Drastic limits on calorie consumption starting early in a monkey's life seemed to delay aging of the animal's immune systems in new research. [News Source]