Class action suit claims pet food maker Royal Canin deadly amount of Vitamin D (Canadian Business) David Friend March 20, 2007 - 8:25 p.m. TORONTO (CP) - A Canadian class action lawsuit has been filed against pet food maker Royal Canin Canada Co. on behalf of dog and cat owners claiming that certain products contain excessive amounts of vitamin D and have caused their pets to become sick or die. [News Source]

Neutrogena’s Scary Face Lotion (Wired News) Slather on vitamins, ultraviolet light absorbers and a soothing dab of flesh-eating acids. By Patrick Di Justo from Wired magazine. [News Source]

Crops feel the heat as the world warms. Over a span of two decades, warming temperatures have caused annual losses of roughly $5 billion for major food crops, according to a new study by researchers at the Carnegie Institution and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. [News Source]

Produce campaign aims to produce better health. Several studies published this week highlight just how far most Americans are falling short on fruit and vegetables. [News Source]

DHEC holds meeting in Whitmire on gallbladder surgeries. Jerry Gibson with the Department of Health and Environmental Control says gallbladder surgery in young children in the Whitmire area is more than four times the state average. He says the reason could be linked to poor diet. [News Source]

Vitamin D again linked to lower breast cancer risk (Nutraingredients.com) 3/20/2007 - Increased vitamin D levels during youth, from the sun and the diet, may reduce the risk of breast cancer later in life by over 30 per cent, suggests a new epidemiological study. [News Source]

High doses of vitamin D seem to reduce falls (Pioneer Press) The question: As people become more frail with age, their chances of falling increase. Might taking vitamin D, believed to strengthen the musculoskeletal system, make falls less likely? [News Source]

This doughnut is nutritious and delicious (Provo Daily Herald) This week I reached out for -- whoa -- a vitamin-enriched and protein-packed glazed, frozen Super Donut that's actually good for you (well ... let's just say not horribly bad for you), made by former pro football superstar Franco Harris. "I started my company, R Super Foods, in 1990 with the goal of improving the doughnut. [News Source]

Nutrition quiz: Vitamin C (Miami Herald) With so many folks coughing and hacking these days, it's tempting to reach for the vitamin C tablets just to be safe. Is that wise? Here's a quiz to find out how much you know about vitamin C. [News Source]

ABCs of vitamins important to note (The News-Press) Vitamins. [News Source]