Folic Acid, B Vitamins Not Linked To Reduced Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In High-risk Women (Science Daily) Women at high-risk of cardiovascular disease who took a daily supplement of folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 for seven years did not have an overall reduced rate of cardiovascular events, despite a significant lowering of homocysteine levels, according to a new study. [News Source]

Expectant Moms Offered Free Prenatal Prescription Vitamins at D-FW Area Carnival, Minyard and Sack’n Save Stores (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Minyard Food Stores Inc. is offering any expectant mom free prenatal prescription vitamins as part of a community-based "Start Life Healthy" initiative, the company announced today. [News Source]

B vitamins fail to show heart benefits, says study (Nutraingredients.com) The potential role of B vitamins in heart health, by reducing levels of the amino acid homocysteine reported to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, is controversial. [News Source]

With $4 gasoline, American lifestyles will change. Over time, high gas prices will also alter the basic geography of our lives, transform how we live, work and shop, affect our interactions with one another and change the way we do business. [News Source]

Vikings introduced Britain to food miles. Food miles are not a new phenomenon, according to new research which shows that cod from Arctic Norway were being consumed over a thousand miles away by sea on the Baltic as early as 1000 AD. [News Source]

Some food labels mean to mislead. Recently, Tyson Meats, one of the largest meat companies in the U.S., was caught in a truth-in-labeling violation. [News Source]

Abuse may trigger gene changes found in suicide victims. Early child abuse may forever change the way genes are expressed in the brain, suggests a postmortem study of people who died by suicide. [News Source]

Woman Admits Replacing Vitamins With Candy (KMGH 7 Denver) A woman says she took vitamin bottles back to stores, but they were filled with candy. [News Source]

Paying more to eat. Food prices: Is supply really a problem? Is ethanol production contributing to a food shortage? [News Source]

Time to fix our food labelling fiasco. The federal government is turning a blind eye to the widespread and flagrant violation of the Food and Drugs Act. [News Source]

Animal rights group video depicts abuse of chickens at egg farms. An animal rights group released an undercover video on Tuesday showing chickens at a major California egg farm being mistreated by workers and housed in cages so small they can't spread their wings. [News Source]

Calling all carbs: Dietitian hired to arrest officer obesity. Faced with a need for more officers in recent years, the LAPD briefly relaxed body fat limits from a maximum of 22 percent for men and 30 percent for women, drawing recruits who mirrored a plumper American public. [News Source]