Children’s sugar intake near double target. Children in Scotland are eating almost twice as much sugar as was recommended in a target to limit consumption set a decade ago, a report revealed yesterday. [News Source]

Senator Bartlett wants no-meat and dairy day. Queensland Democrats Senator, Andrew Bartlett, believes Australians could make a bigger difference to climate change by going without meat or dairy products for a day. [News Source]

Japan brings in compulsory fat checks for over-40s. The sight of men sucking in their bellies to hide expanding waistlines just got a lot more serious in Japan, where the government has introduced mandatory "fat checks" for the over-40s. [News Source]

Study ties belly fat to dementia. People who have more belly fat during middle age, even those considered to be of normal weight, have higher rates of dementia when they reach old age, according to a study in the journal Neurology. [News Source]

Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc. to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Year End 2007 Results for Bondholders (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) NORTH BERGEN, N.J., March 28, 2008 -- 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, April 1st, at 3:00 p.m. [News Source]

Vitamin Shoppe Industries, Inc. to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Year End 2007 Results for Bondholders (pzone via Yahoo!7 Finance) NORTH BERGEN, N.J., March 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- 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, April 1st, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. During the call, members of management will report on the Company's fourth quarter and year end 2007 financial ... [News Source]

Vitamin D (ThirdAge) Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body's liver and fatty tissues. Vitamin D acts as both a vitamin and a hormone. [News Source]

Vitamin D Deficiency May Be To Blame For Soft Bones In Baby’s Skull (Science Daily) Softening of the skull bones in normal-looking babies might reflect vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, according to a new study. Furthermore, breast-feeding without vitamin D supplementation could prolong the deficiency, which might lead to a risk of serious health problems later in life, including type 1 diabetes and decreased bone density. [News Source]