Vitamin pill may beat blues in elderly (The West Australian) WA researchers believe that taking a daily pill of vitamin B6 and folate could help thousands of people beat depression in later life and even reduce symptoms in people who are already depressed. A [News Source]

Most slimming products are a con, claims nutrition expert. Overweight and obese people around the world are being conned out of billions of pounds a year by companies selling bogus health foods that do nothing to help them lose weight, a leading scientist has warned. [News Source]

Cancer death rates ‘inequality.’ The gap in cancer death rates is widening between rich and poor areas of Wales, according to the chief medical officer. [News Source]

Farm ministry’s woes. We have to wonder about the priorities of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and ask this basic question: Who do its officials think they work for? [News Source]

Hamilton: Poor and dirty. Of the poorest cities in the Great Lakes, Hamilton is the most polluted. That’s one finding in a study that shows some communities get a double whammy of high pollution and high poverty. [News Source]

Rural water supply reform: success story and poverty trap. Tomas is exhausted. He has been carrying 30 litres of diesel on his shoulders for the last ten km he covered on foot after the taxi dropped him at the turn-off to his village. [News Source]

Vitamin K may have anti-diabetes benefits: Study (Nutraingredients.com) Insulin resistance, whereby insufficient insulin is released to produce a normal glucose response from fat, muscle and liver cells, was significantly lower in men following a daily vitamin K1 supplement, according to results of a 36-month, randomised, double-blind, controlled trial. [News Source]

Grassrootshealth Launches D*action Community Project to Solve Vitamin D Deficiency Crisis (PRWeb) Serving as a model for public health action on vitamin D, GrassrootsHealth, an advocacy organization has launched the D*action Community Project, a consortium of scientists, institutions and individuals committed to solving the worldwide vitamin D deficiency crisis and will hold its first event, a seminar on vitamin D for health professionals at UC San Diego, December 2 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m ... [News Source]

‘Meat intake cut’ on cancer fears. One in 10 people has tried to cut down on processed meats such as bacon in the wake of a report linking them to cancer, a survey suggests. [News Source]

Young unaware of junk food impact. Most young people in the UK are unaware of the serious damage junk food can do to their health, a survey suggests. [News Source]

EU fails to agree on climate change before UN summit. Just ahead of a major UN summit on climate change in Poland, EU states are struggling to agree on their approach. [News Source]

Should I become an ecotarian? The concept of ecotarianism is simple: eat the foods with the lowest environmental burden, those with the lowest global-warming potential and the least chance of messing up the planet via their acidification and pollution potential. [News Source]