Study finds almost one-third of children take vitamins (News-Medical-Net) Almost one-third of U.S. children take some form of dietary supplement, most often multivitamins and multiminerals, according to a study conducted in part by researchers at RTI International and the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health. [News Source]

Antioxidants Do Not Prevent Degenerative Eye Disease (Science Daily) A diet rich in antioxidant vitamins and minerals does not seem to prevent the degenerative eye disease known as age related macular degeneration. Age related macular degeneration is the leading cause of visual loss in older people. It is caused by the progressive break down of light sensitive cells in the macula, located in the centre of the retina at the back of the eye. Sufferers do not go ... [News Source]

Vitamin C May Slow Skin Wrinkling (WebMD) Diets that contain plenty of vitamin C and linoleic acid may help keep skin from wrinkling and showing other signs of aging, research shows. [News Source]

Black Women Fare Worse Than Whites With Breast Cancer (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News) Venatia Gilmer-Jones found a lump in her right breast while she was getting dressed for a funeral. [News Source]

Primate study shows excess vitamin A can be stored during fetal development (PhysOrg) A new University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests that pregnant women who take some types of vitamin supplements or eat fortified foods may be passing excess vitamin A to their developing fetuses. Reported in the October issue of the Journal of Comparative Medicine, the finding could guide efforts to develop future formulations of vitamins. [News Source]

Primate study shows excess vitamin A can be stored during fetal development (University of Wisconsin - Madison) A new University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests that pregnant women who take some types of vitamin supplements or eat fortified foods may be passing excess vitamin A to their developing fetuses. [News Source]

The dangers of autobesity. Face it. We have a driving problem, and it's killing us. [News Source]

Cormorants conquer the Columbia. Once ignored, a fish-hungry bird overruns an island at the gateway to endangered salmon runs, leaving biologists at a loss. [News Source]

Ottawa reviewing case study of cancers. A few years ago, Putnam County got a wake-up call when it learned it had the highest incidence rate for breast cancer among all 88 counties in Ohio. [News Source]

Liv Tyler, Bebe Buell, Dorothea Johnson Are in the Pink Partnering with Emergen-C to Support Breast Cancer Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.----Alacer Corp., makers of the vitamin-enriched fizzy drink mix, Emergen-C, today announced a partnership with Liv Tyler and family for the launch of Emergen-C Pink. [News Source]

Vitamin C and linoleic acid help in the fight against skin aging, study suggests (Nutraingredients.com) 10/8/2007 - Higher intake of Vitamin C and linoleic acid are associated with better skin-aging appearance, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. [News Source]

Will value-added lose out to the basics? (Food Production Daily) 08/10/2007 - Food companies have been focussing on value-added products in a bid to reduce their reliance on commodities, which can fluctuate wildly and deliver slim margins. [News Source]