New study to explore vitamin D deficiency in blacks (Contra Costa Times) n Research will assess whether supplements narrow the gap between disease rates in blacks, other racial groups [News Source]

More Tea, Children? (Institute for War and Peace Reporting) Nutritionists are blaming excessive intake of tea for the high levels of anaemia among Kyrgyz children. Timur Toktonaliev reports from Talas, where the authorities have embarked on an ambitious campaign to advertise the benefits of iron and vitamin supplements. [News Source]

Widespead And On The Increase - Vitamin D Deficiency (Medical News Today) A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International1, shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the impact of low levels of vitamin D. The problem is widespread and on the increase, with potentially severe repercussions for overall health and fracture rates. [News Source]

Vitamin D and fertility (BellaOnline) vitamin D, cholecalciferol, D3, calcitriol [News Source]

Vegetarians less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters. For years, they have boasted of the health benefits of their leafy diets. But now vegetarians have the proof that has so far eluded them: when it comes to cancer risks -- especially leukemia and other blood cancers -- they have the edge on carnivores. [News Source]

Vegetarian diet ‘can cut risk of cancer by 45 per cent’. A study of more than 61,000 individuals aged between 20 and 89 found those who did not eat meat reduced overall incidence of the disease by 12 per cent. [News Source]

Vegetarians ‘avoid more cancers’. Vegetarians are generally less likely than meat eaters to develop cancer but this does not apply to all forms of the disease, a major study has found. [News Source]

Mexico’s gamble on biofuels. Mexican authorities intent on tackling the issues surrounding the production of biofuels are faced with one fundamental question. Should they have clean air, or cheap food to feed the country's poor? [News Source]

Otter population falls as humans pollute ocean. Sea otters along the California coast are dying off faster than at any time since the late 1990s, a disturbing trend that experts say is partially due to human-caused water pollution, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Tuesday. [News Source]

Vegetarians ‘avoid more cancers’. Vegetarians are generally less likely than meat eaters to develop cancer but this does not apply to all forms of the disease, a major study has found. [News Source]

Mexico’s gamble on biofuels. Mexican authorities intent on tackling the issues surrounding the production of biofuels are faced with one fundamental question. Should they have clean air, or cheap food to feed the country's poor? [News Source]

Vitakem - Ushering in the New Era of Contract Supplements Manufacturing (PR.com) June 29, 2009 – Vitakem, the premier contract supplement manufacturing company has taken quantum leap in nutraceutical technology and manufacturing. Offering high quality GMP certified supplement and vitamin manufacturing solutions since 2007; Vitakem has witnessed a phenomenal vertical growth in its business and overall profits. The company provides holistic range of supplement product ... [News Source]