Death More Likely When Vitamin D Level Low (KCTV 5 Kansas City) New research ties a lack of the "sunshine vitamin" to an increased risk of death. [News Source]

Low vitamin D levels linked to higher risk of death (CTV.ca) People who have the lowest levels of vitamin D in their blood have an increased risk of death compared to those with the highest levels, a new study says. [News Source]

Time in the Sun: How Much Is Needed for Vitamin D? (US News & World Report) With heart deaths linked to low vitamin D levels, an expert offers advice on getting just enough sun. [News Source]

Time in the Sun: How Much Is Needed for Vitamin D? (US News & World Report) With heart deaths linked to low vitamin D levels, an expert offers advice on getting just enough sun. [News Source]

Time in the Sun: How Much Is Needed for Vitamin D? (US News & World Report) With heart deaths linked to low vitamin D levels, an expert offers advice on getting just enough sun. [News Source]

Time in the Sun: How Much Is Needed for Vitamin D? (US News & World Report) With heart deaths linked to low vitamin D levels, an expert offers advice on getting just enough sun. [News Source]

S.F. firm harvests potential of unused land. City dwellers already raise vegetables in tiny outdoor spaces, but MyFarm fits into the larger nationwide urban agriculture movement, in which urban spaces are reclaimed for food production. [News Source]

Devising healthier foods. Researchers and the public are realizing that a healthy diet starts in the field, and momentum for nutritional improvement of several food crops is building, in an effort to prevent disease. [News Source]

Low Vitamin D Could Raise Death Risk (HealthCentral.com) Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. MONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- People with heart disease and low levels of vitamin D may be at increased risk of dying from all causes and particularly from cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests. [News Source]

Menu laws too much to digest. There is little research to suggest that calorie alerts will make any difference in obesity rates. [News Source]

Green worker. When environmental groups began calling foul over carbon offsetting - that great get-out-of-jail-free card that claimed you could still fly and be green - one of their main concerns was the message it conveyed. [News Source]

Meat habit is fueling world famine . But we need look no further than our own shores to figure out what's causing food crises overseas: While millions of people are starving, a billion more - many of them Americans - are overweight. Our addiction to meat is largely to blame for both problems. [News Source]