Vitamin firm’s status uncertain (The Arizona Republic) Customers of the Greatest Vitamin in the World can't get answers. Postal inspectors say a federal fraud probe continues. [News Source]

Kiwi scientists unpeel secrets of Vitamin C (Stuff) Agricultural scientists say they have uncovered the last big secret of vitamin C in plants, and it will create the chance to naturally breed healthier fruits. [News Source]

Ask Great Ormond Street: vitamins and supplements (Times Online) Thinking ahead to the winter months what is the best way to keep children as healthy as possible? [News Source]

For the overweight, bad advice by the spoonful. Americans have been getting fatter for years, and with the increase in waistlines has come a surplus of conventional wisdom. But scientists say many of the so-called facts about obesity amount to speculation or oversimplification. [News Source]

Myth-information lives. With help from the Internet, some hoaxes about human health issues become virtually unkillable. [News Source]

A natural paradox. There is no doubt that animal farming in New Zealand contributes disproportionately to the problem of global warming. Fortunately, in a country that could otherwise be a model for living in harmony with nature, serious attempts are being made to address one of nature's paradoxes. [News Source]

Offset my carbon — no, really. Something about carbon offsets smacks of a crock of you know what. [News Source]

Vita Source sells vitamins and minerals (Wisconsin State Journal) A new Madison business aims to provide area residents with the vitamins and minerals they need to lead an active, healthy life. Vita Source, 2623 Monroe St. in the Knickerbocker Square Shopping center, offers guidance and high quality products to supplement your diet. [News Source]

The Solution to Vitamin E Failure (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Vitamin E has failed to prevent heart attacks because dosages taken were far too low, according to a new study from Vanderbilt University, but the solution is not as simple as taking larger amounts of the vitamin. [News Source]

‘Dangerous’ levels of arsenic in 10pc of rice. A third of baby rice tested by the Food Standards Agency contains high levels of arsenic, one of the worst cancer causing chemicals, a leading expert has said. [News Source]

Grape juice protects women against breast cancer. The new finding, which has also been documented in the current issue of the Journal of Medicine Foods, explained that there is a natural compounds in concord grape juice which has the ability and power to protect healthy breast cells from DNA damage. [News Source]

Mom, child’s obesity tied. The higher a pregnant woman's blood-sugar level, the greater her child's risk of becoming obese by age 7, according to a large new study that also found treating those women during pregnancy nearly wiped out the risk. [News Source]