Vitamin D may help slow aging (UPI) A study of 2,100 female twin pairs found those with higher vitamin D levels may knock off five years of aging, British and American researchers say. [News Source]

Vitamin Shoppe Industries, Inc. to Discuss Third Quarter 2007 Results for Bondholders (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) NORTH BERGEN, N.J., Nov. 9, 2007 -- Vitamin Shoppe Industries, Inc., a leading specialty retailer and direct marketer of vitamins, minerals and nutritional products, will hold a conference call for its bondholders on Tuesday, November 13th, at 1:00 pm, Eastern Time. [News Source]

Live longer with vitamin D, study says (Nutraingredients.com) 11/9/2007 - Vitamin D may help slow down the ageing process, scientists have found, adding further weight to the importance of adequate intake of the vitamin. [News Source]

Organic milk, cheese and yoghurt ‘protects children against asthma’. They found that infants raised on organic dairy products are a third less likely to suffer from allergies in the first two years of life than those fed conventional food. [News Source]

An integrative view of obesity. In addition to research that focuses on one organ or physiological system to the exclusion of others, more integrative approaches for studying metabolic disease may ultimately inform strategies aimed at preventing or reversing obesity and its sequelae. [News Source]

Study finds carcinogens in water near Alberta oil sands projects. High levels of carcinogens and toxic substances have been found in fish, water and sediment downstream from Alberta’s huge oil sands projects, according to a new study. [News Source]

Study finds carcinogens in water near Alberta oil sands projects. High levels of carcinogens and toxic substances have been found in fish, water and sediment downstream from Alberta’s huge oil sands projects, according to a new study. [News Source]

Organic dairy products may protect children against allergies. Organic milk, cheese and yoghurt may protect young children against eczema and asthma. [News Source]

Being fat is still unhealthy, experts warn. Being overweight may not kill you, but it could lead to obesity, U.S. health experts cautioned on Wednesday in response to research suggesting that being a bit heavy does not raise the risk of death. [News Source]

Thin’s still in, but fat’s where we’re at. Here come the holidays, and we all know what that means. Chunks of cheesecake. Mounds of mashed potatoes. Turkey and dressing and cocktails, oh my. Followed, of course, by a diet. [News Source]

Thin’s still in, but fat’s where we’re at. Here come the holidays, and we all know what that means. Chunks of cheesecake. Mounds of mashed potatoes. Turkey and dressing and cocktails, oh my. Followed, of course, by a diet. [News Source]

Actress on autism: ‘There’s a timeline to fix your kid’. Actress Jenny McCarthy's best-selling memoir of raising and healing a child with autism has drawn much attention to the developmental disorder — along with a fair amount of debate over the validity of her approach. [News Source]