Calcium/Vitamin D Slows Weight Gain (WebMD) Calcium/vitamin D supplements slow postmenopausal weight gain in women who aren't getting enough calcium, a study shows. [News Source]

Opencafe opens minds and mouths. The opencafe serves up a healthy mix of organic, locally grown produce and free-range meat which garnered Heather’s cafe an award from the Healthy Henri program, which is a nutrition program and part of the CBDHA healthy-eating strategy. [News Source]

Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplements May Help Prevent Weight Gain In Postmenopausal Women (Science Daily) Postmenopausal women who take calcium and vitamin D supplements may gain less weight than those who do not, although the overall effect is small, according to a recent article. The benefit is greater in those who had not previously been getting the daily recommended amount of calcium. [News Source]

Higher Intake Of Fish And Vitamin D Levels Linked To Lower Risk Of Age-related Macular Disease (Science Daily) Individuals who have higher dietary intake of foods with omega-3 fatty acids and higher fish consumption have a reduced risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration, while those with higher serum levels of vitamin D may have a reduced risk of the early stages of the disease, according to two new reports. [News Source]

Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D fight macular disease: research (AFP via Yahoo! News) The risk of macular degeneration, which causes blindness in aging people, can be lowered by greater consumption of vitamin D and foods like oily fish that have high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, according to new studies released Monday. [News Source]

Vitamin, fatty acid may help chop risk of eye disease, studies suggest (CBC) Eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids and taking vitamin D may help the reduce the risk for age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of irreversible vision loss in older people in the developed world, studies suggest. [News Source]

Higher intake of fish and vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of age-related macular disease (PhysOrg) Individuals who have higher dietary intake of foods with omega-3 fatty acids and higher fish consumption have a reduced risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration, while those with higher serum levels of vitamin D may have a reduced risk of the early stages of the disease, according to two reports in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. [News Source]

Calcium plus vitamin D supplements may help prevent weight gain in postmenopausal women (EurekAlert!) Postmenopausal women who take calcium and vitamin D supplements may gain less weight than those who do not, although the overall effect is small, according to a report in the May 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The benefit is greater in those who had not previously been getting the daily recommended amount of calcium. [News Source]

Higher intake of fish and vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of age-related macular disease (EurekAlert!) Individuals who have higher dietary intake of foods with omega-3 fatty acids and higher fish consumption have a reduced risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration, while those with higher serum levels of vitamin D may have a reduced risk of the early stages of the disease, according to two reports in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [News Source]

Vitamin D Supplements May Offer Cheap And Effective Immune System Boost Against TB (Science Daily)

Scientists have shown that a single 2.5mg dose of vitamin D may be enough to boost the immune system to fight against tuberculosis (TB) and similar bacteria for at least 6 weeks.

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Evidence from humans. A systematic search of scientific literature identifies 450 original studies in epidemiology on breast cancer and the possible contributions environmental pollutants, physical activity, body size and prospective studies of diet. [News Source]

Fat-dripping diet in South deadly. That typical Southern way is toxic. Diets laden with starch, fat, sugar and salt have cost many South Carolinians their health - clogging arteries and driving up cholesterol, blood pressure and rates of Type 2 diabetes. [News Source]