Trends of vitamin B6 status in US population sample identified in study (News-Medical-Net) In an epidemiological study, Tufts University researchers identified trends of vitamin B6 status in a sample of the United States population based on measures of plasma pyridoxal 5'- phosphate (PLP) levels in the bloodstream. Plasma PLP is the indicator used by the federal government to set the current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamin B6, a nutrient essential for red blood cell ... [News Source]

Vitamin D May Help Curb Breast Cancer (First Coast News) (AP) -- Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found -- adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. [News Source]

Study identifies trends of vitamin B6 status in US population sample (PhysOrg) In an epidemiological study, Tufts University researchers identified trends of vitamin B6 status in a sample of the United States population based on measures of plasma pyridoxal 5'- phosphate (PLP) levels in the bloodstream. Plasma PLP is the indicator used by the federal government to set the current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamin B6, a nutrient essential for red blood cell ... [News Source]

St. Louis ranks at the bottom in women’s heart health. St. Louis ranks 37th among 38 large cities in deaths caused by heart disease, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking, according to the American Heart Association's report released today. [News Source]

Minneapolis tops list of heart-friendly cities for women. Women who want to keep their hearts in tip-top shape face the fewest challenges in Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. [News Source]

Exec lifestyle: Lose out on vitamins. Call it corporate lifestyle disease, but many are developing vitamin deficiencies, particularly vitamin D3, which is essentially sourced from the ultraviolet rays of the sun and is necessary for strong bones. [News Source]

How to feed the world. Below, eight leaders in the fight against hunger offer up food crisis action plans, and long term ideas for how to end famine and bolster farming [News Source]

People not aware of local produce. This idea that communities should be reducing their food miles by achieving some sort of food self-sufficiency is one that has been growing during the last couple years. [News Source]

Beef wars continue between U.S. and South Korea. The agreement, drafted a year ago but not yet signed, would boost two-way trade between the nations to $98 billion a year from $78 under the condition that South Korea lift almost all restrictions on U.S. beef, including the age of butchered cattle. [News Source]

Alberta claims real reductions in carbon. The rise of the oils sands has won Alberta infamy as the continent's biggest new emitter of greenhouse gases. But the province would rather be known for taking the lead in reducing industrial emissions. [News Source]

Giant carnivorous mice threaten world’s greatest seabird colony. The humble house mouse which landed on Gough has somehow evolved to two or even three times the size, and instead of being a vegetarian, has adapted itself to become a carnivore, eating albatross, petrel and shearwater chicks alive in their nests. [News Source]

Obesity fuels growing ‘boy-boob’ problem. Obesity has been blamed for the growing problem of “boy-boobs” – cases of teenage boys with breasts so well developed that surgery is needed to reduce them. [News Source]