Latest News on Vitamins and Health

Farm raised or fresh?
Thursday January 10th 2008, 1:00 pm

We live in a fast-paced consumerist culture, so it shouldn't surprise you that what happened to our poultry and cattle farming over the years is now being mirrored by salmon farming. [News Source]

Pulse-pounding prospects.
Thursday January 10th 2008, 1:00 pm

Crops like peas, lentils, beans and chickpeas-- known as pulses -- could play a role in cutting greenhouse gases and improving the diets of millions of people, experts say. [News Source]

Where is the iodine?
Thursday January 10th 2008, 1:00 pm

The U.S. population should not rely on salt to provide enough iodine, according to the first survey of iodized salt from U.S. homes. [News Source]

Parents dispute vitamin suspension at Boiling Springs (The Sentinel)
Thursday January 10th 2008, 2:53 am

Andrew Figueiredo thought he was just taking a vitamin and a dietary supplement, but South Middleton School District administrators say he was taking medication without authorization and suspended him. [News Source]

Study Links Vitamin C To Stroke Risk (CBS News)
Thursday January 10th 2008, 12:03 am

Though the science behind it continues to confound researchers, a new study shows clearly that getting a healthy dose of vitamin C through eating fruit and vegetables can greatly reduce the risk of stroke. [News Source]