Eat Your Leafy Vegetables To Decreased Your Risk Of Cataracts (Science Daily) Women who have higher dietary intake of lutein and zeaxanthin -- compounds found in yellow or dark, leafy vegetables -- as well as more vitamin E from food and supplements appear to have a lower risk for developing cataracts, according to a new article. [News Source]

Grant for Vitamin D Study (UC Davis) Studying the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and disease in vulnerable populations is the aim of a new $600,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to the Center of Excellence for Nutritional Genomics. [News Source]

Vitamin D2 supplements may help prevent falls among high-risk older women (News-Medical-Net) Vitamin D2 supplements appear to reduce the risk of falls among women with a history of falling and low blood vitamin D levels living in sunny climates, especially during the winter, according to a report in the January 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. [News Source]

Vitamin D May Curb Falls in High-Risk Older Women (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D2 supplements may help reduce the risk of falls among high-risk elderly women, Australian researchers report. [News Source]

$1 billion deal would scrap Klamath dams. More than 300 miles of struggling salmon runs would be restored along the Klamath River as part of a landmark $1 billion proposal that represents the largest dam removal project in the nation's history. [News Source]

GM carrot may help treat osteoporosis. A GM carrot has been produced to help people absorb more calcium to help treat the brittle bone disease osteoporosis. [News Source]

Clear conscience: rice vs. potatoes. What if you were making your dinner choice based on the health of the environment? The environmental cost of growing crops is one consideration. There's also the impact cooking has on the environment. [News Source]

How long should you be in the sun to get enough vitamin D? Recent studies suggest people may need more sun exposure for their health, which conflicts with long-standing warnings to stay out of the sun or use sunscreen to prevent skin cancer. [News Source]

Vitamin D2 Helps Prevent Falls Among High-Risk Female Senior Citizens (Senior Journal) Jan. 14, 2008 - Vitamin D2 supplements appear to reduce the risk of falls among senior citizen women with a history of falling and low blood vitamin D levels living in sunny climates, especially during the winter, according to a report in the January 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [News Source]

Vitamin D2 may cut risks of elderly falls (Nutraingredients.com) Daily supplements of the vitamin were especially effective in winter, when sunlight levels are significantly reduced, according to results of the population-based, double-blind, randomised controlled trial published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. [News Source]

Vitamin D2 may cut risks of elderly falls (Food Production Daily) Daily supplements of the vitamin were especially effective in winter, when sunlight levels are significantly reduced, according to results of the population-based, double-blind, randomised controlled trial published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. [News Source]

A day without vitamin D is like a day without sunshine (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) With the long winters in Rochester, it is critical that we pay attention to our vitamin D intake. [News Source]