Older adults who don’t get enough vitamin D – either from their diets or exposure to the sun – may be at increased risk for poor physical performance and disability, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.”With a growing older population, we need to identify better ways to reduce the risk of disability,” said lead author Denise Houston, Ph.D. [click link for full article]

The Natural Products Association today filed a “friend of the court” or amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that challenges a lower court ruling on the standard used by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to impose a 2004 ban on ephedrine alkaloids in dietary supplements. The ban was successfully challenged and overturned in 2005 in a Utah district court and subsequently reversed in a circuit appeals court last year. [click link for full article]

The makers of Hidden Valley® ranch dressings have announced the Love Your Veggies™ Nationwide School Lunch Campaign grant winners. The grant program will provide $15,000 grants to five public elementary schools to support programs for increased access to, and consumption of, fresh vegetables. Millions of students nationwide consume lunch at school daily. [click link for full article]