Health Canada will launch a study by fall to probe the link between the lack of Vitamin D and major ailments like cancer, heart disease and multiple sclerosis.

The study was triggered by mounting pressure from the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Pediatric Society on Health Canada to look deeper based on the claims by the two medical societies that it has strong evidence on the benefits of taking large doses of Vitamin D

People with short arms and legs have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a report recently published in Neurology.

Tina Huang, PhD, leader of the research team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, said in a news release that their findings were consistent with other research done on the Koreans. The shorter the length of the limb, the greater the risk of dementia

The value of bed rest on human health will be the subject of a four-month study by NASA scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

Participants will stay in a special research unit for the duration of the study and eat a controlled diet

In an attempt to help overweight officers get back in shape, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has hired a full-time diet coach to chalk out special diet plans for them.

Rana Parker, who joined the force in July, was working as a diet coach at Head Start, the federal aid program for children. Now she will target recruits and help instill in them good eating habits and finding time for balanced meals

The food crisis is drawing out the creativity of Houston school cafeteria managers to come up with dishes that keep a lid on price increases, while improving the nutritional value of their prepared food.

Among the measures being considered are adding more beans, serving milk from paper cartons instead of plastic bottles and using canned fruits instead of fresh ones