Your Health: Taking acid-suppressing drugs can deplete body of vitamins (Tri-State Neighbor) Q:After taking Aciphex to treat serious heartburn for four years, I developed a severe vitamin B-12 deficiency. I complained to my doctor about being extremely tired all the time. I needed to rest after just a simple task. [News Source]

Vitamin D for babies may prevent type 1 diabetes (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A new analysis of current research provides "the strongest evidence to date" that giving small children supplemental vitamin D will help prevent them from developing type 1 diabetes later on, according to the review's co-author. [News Source]

When cows are in clover humans benefit, too, says organic study. Researchers found that when cows were grazed outside on grass and clover, they produced milk with higher levels of beneficial fatty acids, antioxidants and vitamins. [News Source]

Siberian symbols. Indigenous ice fishermen face a threat to their culture due to climate change. [News Source]

Can pregnancy weight gain cause child obesity? Every pregnant woman knows she's eating for two. But if she indulges too much during the nine months she's carrying her baby, she could be creating serious weight-loss problems for two, as well. [News Source]

Breast cancer rate may rise to one in seven by 2024. One in seven women will develop breast cancer if present health trends continue, research suggests. [News Source]

More wealth, more meat. It is a trend repeated across China that is affecting global prices of grain and dairy products, and raising the risk of hunger among the world's poor as grain is diverted to fatten up animals. [News Source]

Meijer offers free prenatal vitamins (The Bay City Times) Meijer Inc. is reaching out to soon-to-be moms by offering free prenatal vitamins. Women who are pregnant or planning to have children can qualify with a doctor's prescription. [News Source]

Meijer To Offer Free Vitamins (WLKY Louisville) Meijer stores begin offering free prenatal vitamins to customers. [News Source]

Nutrition Wise: Greek Yogurt, Sterols and Stanols, Vitamins and Calories (Kansas City InfoZine) By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Q: How does Greek yogurt compare to regular yogurt in terms of nutrition? Q: What are the "sterols" and "stanols" that I now see added to foods? Q: Do vitamins have calories? [News Source]

Food report criticizes biofuel policies. Agriculture Secretary Edward T. Schafer is preparing to walk into a buzzsaw of criticism over American biofuels policy when he meets with world leaders to discuss the global food crisis next week. [News Source]

Meijer to begin offering free prenatal vitamins (Palladium-Item) The Richmond Meijer store will begin offering five brands of prenatal vitamins on Sunday for free to customers with prescriptions from their doctors. The five brands account for the majority of the prenatal brands filled by the store, said Frank Gugliemi, Meijer's director of public relations. [News Source]