One less burger, one safer planet. When the candidates tell us to stay out of McDonald's, then we will know their light bulbs are on. The end of timid politics is when they say that with the planet being at stake, you must eat less steak. [News Source]

Gut check: Why doctors say not all fat is created equal. Belly fat -- the visceral kind that accumulates around internal organs -- has been linked to dementia, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea and numerous cancers. [News Source]

One less burger, one safer planet. "For the world's higher-income populations, greenhouse-gas emissions from meat eating warrant the same scrutiny as do those from driving and flying," according to the authors of a study last fall in the Lancet. [News Source]

Best-selling Sanatogen vitamin pills are dyed with harmful additives (Independent) Britain's best-selling vitamin pill is dyed with artificial colours which can cause rashes and hyperactive behaviour in children. [News Source]

Why vitamin D wards off colon cancer (UPI) U.S. researchers say they are learning how vitamins and minerals can stimulate or prevent the development of colon cancer. [News Source]

Your Health: Experts recommend daily doses of vitamin D at 1,000 to 2,000 units (Tri-State Neighbor) Q:As a physician, I have been testing my patients for 25-hydroxy vitamin D for several months. Many are deficient, and some have symptoms of pain and muscle weakness. [News Source]

Vitamin D shortage may cause osteoporosis (UPI) Vitamin D deficiency might be partly responsible for osteoporosis, a U.S. doctor cautions. [News Source]

‘Green Nobels’ honor grass-roots activists. Six activists will be awarded the "green Nobels" or "the green Oscars," the prize that honors people who have made major contributions to their local environment. [News Source]

Genome scans go deep into your DNA. A new crop of companies that offer personalized genome scans directly to consumers are the splashiest manifestation yet of tests the public can buy to learn their genetic risk for a range of conditions including breast cancer, glaucoma, baldness, more. [News Source]

Caution on cancer exercise link. Prostate cancer patients have been told to carry on exercising despite research in mice which appears to suggest it speeds the growth of tumours. The US study found tumours expanded twice as fast in mice given exercise wheels compared to those without. [News Source]

Vitamin D, calcium’s colon benefits pinpointed? (Nutraingredients.com) 14-Apr-2008 - Epidemiological studies supporting vitamin D and calcium for protection against colorectal cancer may be biochemically and biologically plausible, suggests new research. [News Source]

Our global warming rage lets global hunger grow. The mass diversion of the North American grain harvest into ethanol plants for fuel is reaching its political and moral limits. [News Source]