Latest News on Vitamins and Health

Radical Research Results On The Oxidation Of Vitamin E (Medical News Today)
Wednesday September 26th 2007, 5:15 pm

Recent research results have challenged conventional understanding of the oxidation of the "radical scavenger", vitamin E. Cutting-edge analysis methods have revealed that the intermediates commonly believed to be involved in the process do not occur. [click link for full article] [News Source]

US study finds potential new ways to fight aging.
Wednesday September 26th 2007, 4:00 pm

Researchers said on Thursday they had found more ways to activate the body's own anti-aging defenses. [News Source]

Omega-3 fatty acids protect against diabetes.
Wednesday September 26th 2007, 4:00 pm

A diet rich in fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids helped cut the risk that children with a family history of diabetes would develop the disease, U.S. researchers said yesterday. [News Source]

The fat nation.
Wednesday September 26th 2007, 4:00 pm

Scotland comes second only to the United States as the most overweight nation in the world, according to new statistics that reveal one in four Scottish adults is classified as obese. [News Source]

Scotland is second in the world for obesity.
Wednesday September 26th 2007, 4:00 pm

Scotland has the second highest level of obesity in the developed world, official statistics show. [News Source]

FDA’s new vitamin rules take effect Friday (The Daily News)
Wednesday September 26th 2007, 3:45 am

BOHEMIA, N.Y. -- Harvey Kamil swallows 50 pills a day. A firm believer in natural remedies, Kamil, 63, takes these vitamins and other supplements in hopes of maintaining a healthy heart, strong bones and an immune system equipped to fight everything from colds to cancer. [News Source]