Benefits of vitamin supplements questioned in new review (EARTHtimes.org) Copenhagen/Stockholm - Researchers at Copenhagen University have queried the benefits of vitamin supplements that millions of people often take in pill form. They reviewed 67 studies totalling some 232,000 subjects who used supplements like vitamin A... [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]

Cabot School project brings energy issues home. One astonishing aspect of the "green revolution" is that it's truly a grassroots process. [News Source]

Study probes First Nations risks from seafood toxins. In the first major comprehensive study to look at the diet of coastal First Nations, researchers investigate the effects of pollutants in natives' traditional fish-rich diet. [News Source]

Vitamins ‘may shorten your life.’ Research has suggested certain vitamin supplements do not extend life and could even lead to a premature death. [News Source]

Ken Oxley: Truth about vitamin pills is hard to swallow (icNewcastle - Sunday Sun) WOULDN’T it be wonderful if there were a range of magic pills we could take once a day to protect us from all manner of diseases? [News Source]