Vitacost May Invigorate Your Portfolio (TheStreet.com)

The vitamin retailer’s upcoming IPO could be a smart baby-boomer play.

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The Truth Behind the Top 10 Dietary Supplements (WebMD) From vitamins to minerals to weight loss pills, there are thousands of dietary supplements to choose from. But do you really need any of them? [News Source]

Making sense of conflicting nutrition information (CNN.com) Like other branches of science, nutrition is constantly evolving. As researchers learn more about vitamins and minerals, for example, dietary advice changes. [News Source]

No signs of damage, harm to whales from B.C. diesel spill. There's no evidence a barge accident that spilled more than 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel near a killer whale habitat has caused any damage or harmed the orcas, officials said Thursday. [News Source]

Walkman powered by carbo diet. Bread and potatoes are sources of human energy, and now a carbohydrate diet is also powering up a Walkman. [News Source]

Food firms accused of understating salt levels. Consumers are being misled about the salt content of some ready meals and other processed foods, according to a survey published yesterday. [News Source]

Practical tips on how to get the lead out . With recent child-product recalls because of lead-paint concerns, what is OK to give to teethers? [News Source]

Allergic reactions: more common, more serious. Nuts, fish, milk, eggs - for most people, this sounds like a normal grocery list. But for 12 million Americans, these foods and others carry the risk of a trip to the emergency room. [News Source]

Higher vitamin E doses may produce better results for heart (Nutraingredients.com) 8/24/2007 - Increased doses of vitamin E may produce positive results for heart health, says a new study from the US that questions the 'under-dosing' used in earlier clinical trials. [News Source]

Higher vitamin E doses may produce better results for heart (Food Navigator) 24/08/2007 - Increased doses of vitamin E may produce positive results for heart health, says a new study from the US that questions the 'under-dosing' used in earlier clinical trials. [News Source]

Vitamin E’s Lack Of Heart Benefit Linked To Dosage (Medical News Today) The reported failure of vitamin E to prevent heart attacks may be due to underdosing, according to a new study by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.The findings, published early online in Free Radical Biology and Medicine, suggest that these earlier studies all had a fundamental flaw the doses used weren't high enough to have a significant antioxidant effect. [click link for ... [News Source]