Keep teeth healthy, mums (Channel NewsAsia) SINGAPORE: Eat healthily, take prenatal vitamins and schedule visits to the obstetrician — expectant mothers have plenty to do during pregnancy. Now, dental experts are advising pregnant women to add “good oral hygiene” to their prenatal checklist. [News Source]

Mexico on track to surpass even the U.S. in obesity. A national campaign is one of several new efforts to fight obesity in Mexico, which is on track to catch up with the United States within a decade as one of the world's fattest countries, according to the Mexican government. [News Source]

New threat to dairy farmers–ice cream with mother’s milk. Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's is known for its eccentric flavours, but its marketing department would be hard pushed to find any takers for a stomach-churning proposition to make ice cream with human breast milk. [News Source]

Unraveling breast milk. A diet of breast milk for babies is correlated with benefits including less diarrhea as well as lower incidence of diabetes or asthma when compared to formula-fed babies. But precisely how breast milk confers those advantages is unclear. [News Source]

Caterer to valley giants tastes success by going green. Among the company's many initiatives is a low-carbon diet that it is rolling out in 500 locations in 28 states. [News Source]

Life on the scale. Last July, Juliann Sliwa walked into the Wharton Medical Clinic, weighing 481 pounds with a BMI more than three times that of a healthy adult. Her goals: To cross her legs. To tie her shoes. To dance. To live past 47. [News Source]

Omega-6 fatty acid intake tied to breast cancer. Low intake of heterocyclic amines found in cooked meat and fish, combined with high consumption of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids found in vegetable oil, may increase the likelihood of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. [News Source]

Real food makes a comeback: Kiss your local farmer. People are revolting against tomatoes with the resilience of tennis balls, farmed salmon injected with dye, chickens that never see the sun, pet food from China stretched with melamine and fast food that speeds the way to a heart attack. [News Source]

Vitamin C Protects Some Elderly Men From Bone Loss (MedicineNet.com) Title: Vitamin C Protects Some Elderly Men From Bone Loss Category: Health News Created: 9/27/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/29/2008 [News Source]

Vitamin D Added to FDA Osteoporosis Risk-Reduction Health Claim (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) As a result of a 2004 petition from the Beverage Institute for Health & Wellness of The Coca-Cola Company , the US Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has amended its osteoporosis risk reduction health claim to reflect the importance of vitamin D, in combination with calcium, in promoting long-term bone health. [News Source]

It’s possible to take too much vitamin D (UPI) DALLAS, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Recent reports of medical studies about vitamin D deficiency may be causing some people to take too much of the vitamin, U.S. researchers said. [News Source]

Seniors talk at North Prospect Union (Somerville Journal) The topic is “Vitamins: The Latest Research and Recommendations,” presented by Helen Long of Winchester Hospital’s Health Institute. [News Source]