Pumpkins populate the yard af Hoff’s (The Daily Reporter) COLDWATER — It’s reportedly loaded with Vitamin A and antioxidant carotenoids, particularly alpha and beta-carotenes. It’s said to be a good source of Vitamins C, K, and E, and lots of minerals, including magnesium, potassium, and iron. [News Source]

Folic acid can cut blood arsenic levels: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Folic acid, a vitamin found in leafy vegetables, can cut drastically arsenic levels in the blood of people who have suffered long-term exposure to the poison in groundwater, a new study in Bangladesh has found. [News Source]

All About: GM Rice (CNN.com) Feed the world's starving. Cure vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Put an end to crop failure. Combat global warming. Such are the promises of genetically modified (GM) rice. But if it all sounds too good to be true, environmentalists say, that's because it is. [News Source]

Shopping cart (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By Jan Jarvis Probiotics for kids Bugs -- otherwise known as friendly bacteria -- have invaded tiny tummies and grocery stores across North Texas. Designed with kids in mind, Probugs is an organic whole-milk kefir that packs a healthy wallop. The drink contains live and active cultures along with calcium, vitamins and protein. To entice young taste buds, the drink comes in fun flavors such ... [News Source]

Emergen-C Launches New Web Site & Txt Mssg Campaign to Help Consumers Feel the Good (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.----Alacer Corp., makers of the vitamin-enriched, health and energy drink mix, Emergen-C, today announced a new, multifaceted interactive strategy around the launch of its new consumer Web site at http://www.emergenC.com . [News Source]

Vitamin D deficiency linked to greater pain (Nutraingredients.com) 10/15/2007 - A new study has linked vitamin D and a reduction of chronic pain, lending to voices calling for increased fortification or supplementation of the nutrient in diets. [News Source]

A potato too far. Narrow attacks on the concept of food miles can't detract from the vital importance of eating locally -- for ourselves and for the planet [News Source]

Killer cow emissions. They contribute more to global warming than the entire world transportation sector, yet politicians almost never discuss it, and environmental lobbyists and other green activist groups seem unaware of its existence. [News Source]

Diet with some meat uses less land than vegetarian diets. A low-fat vegetarian diet is very efficient in terms of how much land is needed to support it. But adding some dairy products and a limited amount of meat may actually increase this efficiency. [News Source]

Genetics may define diets of the future. Deep in each person's genetic code may lie the answers to which medicines can help them, which environmental toxins can kill them, and even which foods they should eat to live well. [News Source]

Trans fats to be banned to halt rise in obesity. Harmful artificial trans fats are to be banned as figures yesterday revealed that more than half of the population could be obese within 25 years. [News Source]

Teens at both ends of scale face risk. For parents concerned about their overweight teens, new research suggests the best tactic might be to just relax and cook a healthful dinner. [News Source]