Ribena says sorry for vitamin C claim (Adelaide Now) THE maker of popular blackcurrant drink Ribena has launched an advertising campaign apologising for misleading customers over the product's vitamin C content [News Source]

New vitamin extends lifespan in yeast cells (News-Medical-Net) Imagine taking a vitamin for longevity! Not yet, but a Dartmouth discovery that a cousin of niacin prolongs lifespan in yeast brings the tantalizing possibility a step closer. [News Source]

Eat raw onions to avoid heat strokes in summer (New Kerala) Ludhiana, May 6: Consumption of raw onions during this time of year protects a person from sunstroke and use of dried green leafy vegetables like methi and sarson and green 'pudina' (mint leaves) increases the intake of vitamins and minerals during the summer season. [News Source]

Fat chance. “Rethinking Thin,” a new book about obesity by New York Times science reporter, Gina Kolata, argues that being fat is not something we have control over. [News Source]

Supermarkets sold farmed fish as wild. Leading supermarkets and a top London store were among retailers yesterday identified as misleading consumers after selling "wild" fish that in reality was farmed, while others were criticised for failing to provide accurate labels on how and where their fish was produced. [News Source]

Obesity goes global. Being fat is the new normal, but it won't last. [News Source]

Takes research to buying local. Most food comes to the consumer by cargo ship, by train, by truck, burning fossil fuels all along the way. [News Source]

Junk food nation. Alarming levels of malnutrition have been recorded in Britain, The Independent on Sunday has learned, prompting further medical concern at the effects of the nation's addiction to salty, fatty, junk food. [News Source]

We are eating ourselves ill. We are continually warned about the need to watch our weight, but many of us are not eating enough nutrients to stay healthy. [News Source]

Wisconsin is feeling the sting of abandoned honeybee hives. Depending on which report about the disappearing act of honeybees you read, the nationwide problem can be traced to pesticides, infestations, fungus, weather, or cell phone signals. [News Source]

Ribena sorry for vitamin claims (Daily Telegraph) RIBENA has launched an ad campaign apologising for misleading customers over its vitamin C content, which schoolgirls revealed was negligible. [News Source]

Soon, vitamin-enriched, long lasting chocolate for Oz combat troops (New Kerala) Sydney, May 6 : Australian soldiers might soon find specially developed dark chocolate as part of their ration packs, say Australian defence scientists. [News Source]