Vitamin D deficiency remains an under-recognized problem in children (News-Medical-Net) Many otherwise healthy children and adolescents have low vitamin D levels, which may put them at risk for bone diseases such as rickets. [News Source]

THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: In vitamins, veritas (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) Last year, Americans spent $22 billion on vitamins, herbal concoctions and other dietary supplements intended to promote health. But they had to take the quality of these products on faith. The federal Food and Drug Administration holds almost no authority to regulate dietary supplements' contents, or to ensure truthful labeling. Conceivably, a pill sold as ginseng could be cornstarch. That is ... [News Source]

Vitamin D Fights Colon Cancer (WebMD) High blood levels of vitamin D protect against colon cancer -- but only in lean, active people, a large-scale study suggests. [News Source]

Kids’ Bones at Risk From Low Vitamin D (MedicineNet.com) Title: Kids' Bones at Risk From Low Vitamin D Category: Health News Created: 7/10/2007 Last Editorial Review: 7/10/2007 [News Source]

Low vitamin D levels in healthy children (EARTHtimes.org)

Many otherwise healthy U.S. children and adolescents have low vitamin D levels, which may put them at risk for bone diseases such as rickets, a study says. African-American children, children above age 9 and with low dietary vitamin D intake were the mos…

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Calcium, Vitamin D, Magnesium in Milk Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes (Senior Journal) July 10, 2007 – Most Americans, including senior citizens, fail to get the calcium and vitamin D they need, but this shortfall could be affecting more than their bones. [News Source]

Take vitamins in cola form (Provo Daily Herald) This eek I reached out for a can of new Diet Coke Plus, available at finer supermarkets -- and some supermarkets that have needed a cleanup on Aisle 6 since 1965. The "Plus" in Diet Coke Plus is vitamins and minerals. Yep, now your favorite soda is actually good for you. [News Source]

Cows that burp less seen helping in climate fight. Manners aside, getting cows to burp less can help reduce global warming. [News Source]

Move to cut methane emissions by changing cows’ diet. Burping cows and sheep are being targeted by UK scientists to help bring down Britain's soaring levels of greenhouse gas pollution. [News Source]

Study: Selenium may increase risk of diabetes. Selenium supplements do not prevent diabetes and may actually be harmful, concludes a new study in Annals of Internal Medicine. [News Source]

Western diet raises cancer risk. Post-menopausal Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet heavy in meat and sweets face a higher risk of breast cancer than their counterparts who stick to a typical Chinese diet loaded with vegetables and soy, a study says. [News Source]

Western diet risk to Asian women. Asian women who eat a Western-style diet high in meat, white bread, milk and puddings may be at higher risk of breast cancer, research has suggested. [News Source]