Vitamin B12, found in meat, fish and milk may help prevent memory loss in old people, new study has found. Low levels of this vitamin may cause brain atrophy or shrinkage.

Researchers from the University of Oxford in England studied 107 people between the ages of 61 and 87 without memory or thinking problems. The average age of participants was 73, and 54 percent were women

Pregnant women who consumed low levels of vitamin D during gestation are more likely to have babies who develop tooth enamel problems, which can lead to tooth decay, new Canadian research says.

Researchers at the University of Manitoba here studied 206 women for the vitamin D levels in their second trimester of pregnancy and found only 21 (10.5 percent) of the women had adequate levels of this sunshine vitamin, HealthDay news reported

Vitamin C or Ascorbic Acid is one of the most well known supplements. Most mothers and pediatricians used this vitamin as way to prevent common colds in their newborns and children.

However, new studies have shown that Vitamin C does little to prevent or shorten the length of colds. A joint effort between the Australian National University and University of Helsinki, which studied 11,000 people who took daily doses of Vitamin C measuring 200 milligrams, showed that the Vitamin had no effect on preventing colds or shortening their length. However, people exposed to extreme temperatures were less likely to catch colds if they took Vitamin C everyday

The natural B vitamin "folate" is missing from many young women's diets, and this has caused alarm among government health officials.

Deficiency of this vitamin has been linked to birth defects of the brain and spine, as concluded by past research. The results of this research brought out the need for breads and cereals fortified with folic acid, an artificial version of "folate," the natural vitamin B, to be included in diets, especially during pregnancy

Forget what you've heard about sunbathing, new studies show it may actually be good for you. Researchers say women who get lots of vitamin D are less likely to develop breast cancer.

The findings add to the already strong evidence that the "sunshine vitamin" helps prevent many types of cancer. The body makes vitamin D from sunlight. It's also found in some foods