NZers Chronic Vitamin D Levels A Concern (Scoop.co.nz) A leading researcher from the University of Auckland says skin cancer campaigns may be causing New Zealanders to get too little Vitamin “D’’, with Maori, Pacific and South Asian peoples the worst off. [News Source]

Sun Soaked Vitamins (FOX 40 Binghamton) A day with sunscreen could be a day without Vitamin D. And a day without Vitamin D could be depressing. If you have plans to be outside on July Fourth, you can roll up your sleeves and make yourself a little healthier. That's because Vitamin D, which is really a hormone, is manufactured on your skin with the help of sunshine, however with the use of sunscreens that action can be blocked. Vitamin ... [News Source]

Northern babies at greater risk of rickets: study (CBC North) Babies in Canada's North face a greater risk of developing rickets than anywhere else in the country and both pregnant women and breast-fed babies should take vitamin D supplements, according to a new study. [News Source]

Few aware of pre-conception folic acid benefits (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Most women are aware that getting enough folic acid during pregnancy can help prevent some birth defects, but many don't know that they should be taking the vitamin before they become pregnant, a new survey shows. [News Source]

Northern babies at greater risk of rickets: study (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) Babies in Canada's North face a greater risk of developing bone-softening rickets than anywhere else in the country because of a lack of vitamin D, according to a new study. [News Source]

Going the extra mile. Transporting food chews up fossil fuel so how about trying to eat only what's grown within 160 kilometres of your house? That means no bread, no sugar and no coffee. [News Source]

Alaska’s ice-age wolves tracked super-sized prey into oblivion. Lupines' fate could mean trouble for polar bears. Alaska used to be home to a previously unknown and "highly carnivorous" subspecies of ice age wolf with jaws so powerful it could snap a mammoth's thigh bone in two. [News Source]

Produce shoppers grow hungry for local solutions. Greater Vancouver produce shoppers are increasingly buying local - and helping the environment is one of their main reasons. [News Source]

Into the meat of the issue. Drive less, use less water, sure. But cut back on beef or lamb? In Australia, meat production is responsible for a massive 18 per cent of the country's CO2 emissions. [News Source]

Nutrition Wise: Overweight and Cancer Risk, Vitamin C Sources Other Than Oranges, Multi-Grain vs Whole Grain (Kansas City InfoZine) By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Q: How does being overweight increase risk of getting cancer? Q: What fruits besides oranges are high in vitamin C? Q: What's the difference between "multi-grain" and "whole grain"? [News Source]

Be wary of supplements (Miami Herald) Q: I have so many friends taking the pills advertised in the back of magazines and in health food stores. What do you think about all those herbs and vitamins used to improve your prostate? [News Source]