Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has hit the radar screens of functional food,
supplement and cosmetic formulators in recent years thanks to
positive study results. Now nanotech innovator AquaNova is offering
a new form that extends the applications...
A new agreement between BioGaia and Novartis Consumer Health will
enable the development of new products based on its patented
healthy bacteria Reuteri, specially for the medical nutrition
market.
Researchers in Finland investigating the blood-pressure lowering
effect of a fermented milk drink with a high tripeptide
concentration have concluded that it shows potential as a dietary
approach to hypertension management.
In the past few years, there has been a tremendous upsurge in
interest in natural products as part of a general trend towards
healthier consumer lifestyles. But a report due out this week will
warn that some natural products can pose...
Drinking caffeine drinks appears to stifle the body's ability to
boost blood flow to the heart during exercise, suggests new
research out of Switzerland.
Debate over the proposed EU regulation on nutrition and health
claims for food products is likely to heat up in the first half of
2006 as the EU parliament revises its timetable and shunts the
process forward by several months.
Supplement marketers seem to be taking notice of the growing trend
towards vegetarianism, bringing more products to market that do not
contain animal-derived ingredients.
The founders of omega oil company Equazen have taken the next step
towards advancing research in the field of fatty acids with the
formation of Equateq, which will operate out of a newly-aquired oil
processing plant and research facility...
Israel-based Algatechnologies says the little-known carotenoid
astaxanthin is set for rapid growth in coming years, with strong
interest from Japan prompting it to boost both capacity and
marketing activities this year.
Researchers from UCLA have claimed that a three-week high-fibre,
low-fat diet can reverse type-2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome
(MetS) - conclusions that go against medical understanding of the
conditions.
Vulnerable as they are to media reports, the key to successful
mineral products is in strong R&D and marketing expertise to
take them through from concept to consumer, says Frost &
Sullivan.
Supplement products made by Denmark's Ferrosan have been withdrawn
from sale in the EU after being found to contain undeclared
irradiated white tea extract.
Health and wellness has become a hobby for many consumers and is a
major contributing factor in the rapid growth of the functional,
organic and health foods markets according to a new report from
Euromonitor International.
Flavour and fragrance company Symrise is planning to offer its
first ingredients to the functional foods market later this year
following the acquisition of Germany's Kaden Biochemicals.
Lonza has boosted its capacity to produce peptides through liquid
phase technology with the €120 million acquisition of UCB's
Bioproducts manufacturing division.
A recent commodity report focusing on edible oil and soy production
suggests that India's vegetable oil industry is not happy, while
global oilseed production could reach new heights.
Food companies can now get directly involved in designing the
plastic packaging for their products, through a special workshop
created by Graham Packaging.
DSM is mulling the next step in its Vision 2010 strategy and has
announced that it is in discussions with Sociedad Química y Minera
de Chile over the sale of its Minera iodine unit.
A calorie-restricted diet could slow down ageing of the heart and
prolong lifespan, according to new research from Washington
University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
I am beginning to feel like a freak among journalists. Good or bad,
my reporting is the product of hours of questions, fact-hunting and
often-times editorial debate. Yet, despite this rigour, every day
we receive emails from people...
Isoflavones from soy do not increase markers for breast cancer in
postmenopausal women and could protect against the disease,
suggests a new animal study.
Two charities have issued a stark warning that unless there is a
major overhaul of UK food and farming policies, there will not be
enough healthy and nutritious food to eat in the future.
Food safety fears have led to the emergence a new market in
vegetarian supplement ingredients, and industry insiders predicting
that as many as half of all ingredients could be non-animal derived
in the next ten years.
New Zealand's Waitaki Biosciences is expand its presence in Europe
with its flagship MCH-Cal bone health ingredient, and is looking at
ways to diversify by tapping the country's non-animal resources.
Since it started offering its Cholevel IP (identity preserved)
soy-derived phytosterols last year, Chinese health ingredients
supplier Fenchem has seen exports to Europe and the United States
soar to such an extent that it now claims...
Consumer watchdog Which? has questioned the efficacy of probiotic
products, claiming that there is no reliable research to prove that
they can help general well-being.
Purified ferritin from soybeans is easily adsorbed in the body and
could provide a new way of raising iron levels in low-iron
populations, reports a new study.
More than three wholegrain servings per day could reduce the risk
of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in
older adults, new research claims.
Interest is growing in fruit juices for heart health, as Provexis
signs up another UK supermarket chain to its tomato-based Sirco
drink, and a new trial prepares to get underway in Scotland to
investigate the effects of a juice product...
A new review claims that a diet rich in carbohydrates may help
improve insulin control, giving more support to FAO/WHO
recommendations for a high-carbohydrate diet with low GI foods.
Many people are put off from eating beans by the much joked-about
side effect - flatulence. But a new variety of the flatulence-free
manteca bean, grown in the UK, could help encourage more people to
consume the fibre- and protein-rich...
As many consumers get down to dieting to counter the excess
calories consumed over the holiday season, Orafti courts the market
for foods that fill you up with the results of a pilot human trial
investigating the effects of its Beneo...
A new report claims omega-3 fatty acid supplements can protect
against exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in asthma
sufferers, adding to previous studies linking fish oil to lung
health.
Many obese and overweight people in the UK are unaware that they
could reduce their risk of developing a number of forms of cancer
by losing weight, indicates a survey by Cancer Research UK.
The UK's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has upheld complaints
over claims made in advertisments for the services in a traditional
Chinese medicine clinic - the third such adjudication in recent
months.