Low carb diet for small fry is helping to cool global warming. A new program called Carbon Down has been launched to help small and medium businesses cut their greenhouse emissions. [News Source]

Sparrow numbers plunging. The population of house sparrows in Britain has fallen nearly 70 percent in the last 30 years as a trend for paving over gardens and removing trees has left too few insects for them to eat, the RSPB said on Thursday. [News Source]

Rising risk for obese kids: middle-aged arteries. A glimpse inside the neck arteries of obese children and teens reveals cardiovascular systems more like those of 45-year-olds, according to researchers. [News Source]

As winter sets in, vitamin C vanishes from shops (The Times of India) NEW DELHI: If vitamin C supplements are your staple every winter, you may have to consider switching to natural alternatives like amla this year. [News Source]

Drug price regulator may revise vitamin prices this week (Business Standard India) The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), the price regulator for drugs, may announce a price increase for vitamins within a week to resume supply of vitamin by GlaxoSmithKlime and Piramal Life Sciences. [News Source]

Vitamin D Deficit Could Lead to Heart Woes (MedicineNet.com) Title: Vitamin D Deficit Could Lead to Heart Woes Category: Health News Created: 11/21/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2008 [News Source]

As winter sets in, vitamin C vanishes from shops (The Times of India) Owing to an acute shortage, people dependent on Vitamin C supplements in winters may have to consider switching to natural alternatives like amla this year. [News Source]

As winter sets in, vitamin C vanishes from shops (The Times of India) NEW DELHI: If vitamin C supplements are your staple every winter, you may have to consider switching to natural alternatives like amla this year. [News Source]

Daewoo to cultivate Madagascar land for free. The Indian Ocean island will gain employment opportunities from Daewoo’s 99-year lease of 1.3m hectares, officials at the company said. They emphasised that the aim of the investment was to boost Seoul’s food security. [News Source]

How aspartame, sugar enhance onset of cancers. They are extremely sweet. They are used in making almost all processed foods and drinks, even children's medicines. But they may be doing more harm than good. [News Source]

Leylandii may be to blame for house sparrow decline, say scientists. The dramatic 20-year decline of house sparrows in towns and cities, a study has suggested, is because of the popularity of ornamental plants such as leylandii, the removal of trees, and the conversion of front gardens for parking. [News Source]

Obesity linked to grandparental diet. You are what you eat, and so are your progeny and, perhaps, your progeny's progeny — at least, if you're a mouse. [News Source]