The AP is reporting new research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes. In fact, patients with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D were about two times more likely to die from any cause during the next eight years than those with the highest levels, the study found. The link with heart-related deaths was particularly strong in those with low vitamin D levels.

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ABC News is reporting a new study that finds that seeing calorie information may convince customers to place healthier — or at least smaller — orders.

When the customers saw calorie information before ordering, they purchased an average of 52 fewer calories than customers who overlooked the calorie counts.