Latest News on Vitamins and Health

NBTY 4Q Sales Miss Expectations (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Friday October 12th 2007, 9:00 am

Vitamin and supplement maker NBTY Inc. on Friday said preliminary fiscal fourth-quarter sales rose 6 percent, driven by growth in its wholesale U.S. nutrition and European retail segments. [News Source]

To go green, eat your greens - and meat, too.
Friday October 12th 2007, 9:00 am

A new study out of Cornell University suggests that although a vegetarian diet in New York uses the least land per person (0.44 acres compared with 2.11 for meat eaters) it's not as efficient in terms of land use as a plant-based diet that also includes a bit of meat and dairy. [News Source]

Shades of Green: Generation Eco.
Friday October 12th 2007, 9:00 am

The 13 kids in this sixth-grade classroom at Arthur Butler Elementary School in Elk Grove just might save the world. [News Source]

Scientists explain why you crave chocolate deep down.
Friday October 12th 2007, 9:00 am

If that craving for chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from deep in your gut, that's because maybe it is. [News Source]

roy pIrRUNg column: Give your health an A by including plenty of Vitamin B (Sheboygan Press)
Friday October 12th 2007, 5:15 am

Everyone seems to be searching for the perfect food. Some think there are super foods that will keep you healthy if you just make sure they are included in their diet. [News Source]