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Annual Report on Dietary Supplement Studies in 2007 Has a Few Nuggets for Senior Citizens (Senior Journal)
Oct. 23, 2008 - There were just a few valuable nuggets for senior citizens in the ninth issue of the Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research, which was published today by the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Source: www.seniorjournal.com
Rockefeller Foundation to provide funding to IRRI to shepherd Golden Rice through national, regulatory approval … (SeedQuest)
Thank you for the welcome, the privilege of honoring Senators Bob Dole and George McGovern, and the opportunity to speak here in Iowa. Iowa certainly finds itself at the center of everything – as I imagine Senators Dole and McGovern, not to mention Senators McCain and Obama would affirm.
Source: www.seedquest.com
New Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling Program Designed to Help Shoppers Make More Nutritious Food and Beverage Choices (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
To help Americans make smarter nutrition choices and improve public health, a diverse group of scientists, academicians, health organizations, food and beverage manufacturers and retailers have created a new, voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labeling system called the Smart Choices Program.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
Vitamin D supplements for resthome residents (Scoop.co.nz)
Vitamin D supplements will be offered to people in residential care under a new initiative to reduce their chance of falling, ACC Minister Maryan Street announced today.
Source: www.scoop.co.nz
Vitamin D to be given to elderly (TVNZ)
Vitamin D supplements will be offered to people in residential care under a new government initiative to reduce their chance of falling. ACC minister Maryann Street says research has shown people in residential care are Vitamin D deficient because they rarely go out in the sun.
Source: tvnz.co.nz
Monthly vitamin D supplement safe and effective (Canada.com)
A single high dose of vitamin D given every four weeks is as safe as smaller daily or weekly doses, and is as effective in achieving adequate circulating levels of the vitamin, according to a study conducted in Israel.
Source: www.canada.com
Vitamin D works wonders for you, but you may need to take it as a supplement (The Kansas City Star)
Eat a balanced diet with plenty of vegetables and fruits and you’ll get a decent mix of important vitamins and nutrients. And then there’s vitamin D. Whatever you eat, getting enough can be a real worry, whatever your age.
Source: www.kansascity.com
The Pink Ribbon That Could Save Your Life (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And, there’s no better time than the present to kick off awareness for breast cancer and to begin taking steps to become more informed about how the disease could affect you, your friends or members of your family.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Vitamin K Does Not Stem Bone Mineral Density Decline In Postmenopausal Women With Osteopenia, Study Shows (Science Daily)
In a randomized controlled trial called the “Evaluate the Clinical use of vitamin K Supplementation in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia” trial, Angela Cheung and colleagues at the University of Toronto found that a high dose daily vitamin K1 supplement did not protect against age-related bone mineral density decline.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
Junk food censorship pledge hard to swallow: nutritionists (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Nutritionists have reacted sceptically to a pledge from food and beverage manufacturers not to advertise junk food products to children.
Source: www.abc.net.au