Vitamin B deficiency may cause vascular cognitive impairment (News-Medical-Net) A deficiency of B-vitamins may cause vascular cognitive impairment, according to a new study. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University used an experimental model to examine the metabolic, cognitive, and microvascular effects of dietary B-vitamin deficiency. [News Source]

Vitamin D could protect against diabetes (Daily Mail) Vitamin D may offer protection against the most common form of diabetes. New research shows that men with the highest blood level of the vitamin were protected by 72 per cent. [News Source]

Pesticides we use end up in the Arctic. Health agency officials are unsure how to balance the issue of contamination against the nutritional value, cultural significance, and economical assets of the traditional diet. [News Source]

City to change water rules. Some say it's a little backward, especially in summer of a drought year. But in Stockton, the more water you use, the cheaper it gets. City officials are considering changing this years-old policy as part of a new water-conservation plan, which they say will be more suitable for these dry times. [News Source]

Healthy habitat . A local farmer in Chillicothe, OH shows dietetic interns how he uses old-fashioned methods for chemical-free results. [News Source]

Good food, good choices. School's in, and getting kids to eat right is part of the lesson plan. The California Center for Public Health Advocacy in Davis estimates that 29 percent of Sacramento kids are overweight. Statewide, the rate isn't much better. In California, 28 percent of fifth- through ninth-graders were overweight in 2004. [News Source]

Food wasted is water lost. To meet growing food demand, in another 40 years the world would need enough water to fill at least three lakes the size of Victoria, Africa's largest body of water, according to a projection in a new policy brief. Lake Victoria's estimated volume is 2,750 km3. [News Source]

Food costs feed health woes. Relief from the rising cost of food isn't expected anytime soon. Food prices increased 4% in 2007 and are expected to be up an additional 5% to 6% this year. The increases are acutely felt by people trying to fight serious illnesses. [News Source]

Teaching children at school to exercise could cut obesity rates by a third. Lessons in healthy eating and encouraging children to watch less TV curbs weight gain in just a year, according to new studies presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Munich. [News Source]

Study backs low vitamin D-diabetes link. People with lower levels of vitamin D in their blood may be at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research published in the journal Epidemiology this month. [News Source]

Vitamin D Has Potential to Ward Off Disease (Newswise) September brings the end of summer in the northern hemisphere and, for many, that means getting less sunshine. Our skin uses the sun's rays to make vitamin D. Without it, the body can't absorb dietary calcium, so it steals calcium from bones, increasing the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. But missing out on the "sunshine vitamin" has consequences for more than just bone health, reports the ... [News Source]

A healthy diet can often provide enough vitamins, but sometimes supplements can be helpful (The Record Searchlight) Drugstore and supermarket shelves are laden with a dizzying array of vitamins and minerals. How does one choose? [News Source]