The European food supplements directive is valid, decided a
European court ruling today, ending months of uncertainty for much
of the region's supplements industry, and disappointing those
behind a major effort to overturn the...
Genes, known to regulate the body's response to fat intake, appear
to also override any benefit from exercise when it comes to
cholesterol levels, reports Dominique Patton.
A society that views food as taste-bud entertainment rather than a
basic of well-being was always bound to run into health problems.
But with obesity now afflicting 300m people, and diabetes set to
reach similar numbers within two...
Specialty chemicals supplier Cognis said on Friday that it had
opened a €20 million facility for increased production of its plant
sterols and CLA, writes Dominique Patton.
UK vitamin distributor Quest is launching what it believes is the
first probiotic that has been scientifically shown to target IBS
symptoms, a condition that affects a third of the UK population at
one time during their lifetime,...
An extract of resveratrol-rich walnuts could offer supplement
makers a new ingredient for tackling the onset of age-related
macular degeneration, writes Dominique Patton.
US chemicals group Celanese said yesterday that it is reviewing
strategic options for the omega-3 business of Nutrinova that could
include selling it off, reports Dominique Patton.
Iron supplements could prevent irreversible brain damage in
thousands of children in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe,
believe UK researchers, who have started investigating the link
between iron deficiency and lead pollution,...
Taking soy protein supplements could help prevent high blood
pressure in people at risk, and lower it in those with early stage
hypertension, said US researchers this week.
Regular consumption of soy protein-containing foods and beverages
may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men by as much as 30 per
cent, according to a new meta-analysis.
Regularly taking copper supplements could lead to excess levels of
the mineral that may impact health, said a US researcher last week,
calling for the current upper safe limit for the mineral to be
lowered, reports Dominique Patton.
A probiotic formulation developed by French/Canadian company
Institut Rosell reduced symptoms associated with IBS in tests on a
rat model, writes Dominique Patton.
An Israeli start-up says its nanoparticles can significantly
increase the bioavailability of CoQ10 and other functional
ingredients by improving their solubility, writes Dominique
Patton.
Adult lifestyle has more influence on your chances of developing
type 2 diabetes than childhood experience, reveal UK researchers
today, contradicting previously held beliefs.
Vitamin E is unlikely to prevent heart disease or cancer but it
could lower the risk of heart attacks and stroke in older women as
well as cardiovascular deaths, writes Dominique Patton.
Global standards for vitamin and mineral supplements were adopted
by Codex yesterday, despite some last minute requests for
amendments and consumer group campaigns to stall the ratification,
writes Dominique Patton.
Drinking green tea is highly unlikely to help prevent breast,
prostate or any other type of cancer, the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) said last week, after reviewing the evidence
to support a health claim, reports Dominique...
It is time to draw on science to establish once and for all whether
food intolerance is just a source of succour for hypochondriacs, or
whether it is genuinely a modern scourge.
Around a quarter of British men are 'in denial' about their waist
measurement, shows a new survey, revealing the difficult task faced
by marketers of health foods and weight loss products, writes
Dominique Patton.
The second biggest supplier of natural vitamin E, US group Archer
Daniels Midland (ADM), has gained non-GM certification for its
natural vitamin E, phytosterols and mixed tocopherols, writes
Dominique Patton.
High levels of iron in the blood in combination with high levels of
very low density (VLDL) lipoprotein cholesterol appear to interact
to increase the risk of cancer, reported US researchers this month.
The Codex Commission, a body that sets global guidelines on food,
will discuss on Monday whether to endorse a draft standard on
ginseng that effectively recognizes the herbal's status as a food
rather than drug, writes Dominique...
UK scientists have identified previously unknown compounds in the
potato that are also found in a herbal used to lower blood
pressure, reports Dominique Patton.
German plant extracts group Martin Bauer has invested more than €1
million in new technology for its research centre PhytoLab and
built a new 1600 square metre laboratory building as part of the
expansion, writes Dominique Patton.
Pharming has licensed rights to its protein production technology,
based on the use of transgenic animals, to AgResearch, the largest
government owned research organisation in New Zealand, reports
Phil Taylor.
A mixture of peptides derived from colostrum could help slow the
progression of Alzheimer's disease by reducing the build-up of beta
amyloid, a toxic protein that accumulates in the brains of
Alzheimer's sufferers, reports...
The US District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday
resolved the final outstanding point in Roche's appeal over the
Empagran price-fixing case, ruling that the US courts have no
jurisdiction in the United States to...
A high intake of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids
could lower the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according
to researchers in the Netherlands.
Far from being an unhealthy treat, the scientific evidence is
support of the health benefits of eating dark chocolate are
stacking up. The latest research indicates that the flavonoid-rich
substance could have a protective effect...
Ingredients players and food makers could expect some relief in soy
ingredients prices as soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade
fell yesterday, reports Lindsey Partos.
A recently published article suggests that consumer enthusiasm for
taking vitamin C as a treatment for the common cold may be
unjustified, writes Anthony Fletcher.
The UK-based lobby group the Alliance for Natural Health said today
that it has commissioned independent experts to develop a new
approach to regulating food supplements to replace that proposed by
the 2002 European directive, already...
Teenage girls living in northern climates should take vitamin D
supplements in the winter months to help strengthen bones for later
years, say researchers on a new study.
Vitamin-A enriched vegetable oil and wheat flour fortified with
iron and folic acid is destined to reach 80 per cent of Côte
d'Ivoire's consumers thanks to a new project backed by food firms.
Health ingredients maker Acatris has sold its North American food
division, based in Canada, to better focus on the European market,
reports Dominique Patton.
Caffeine increased the cyclists' absorption of carbohydrates from a
sports drink in new UK research, writes Dominique Patton,
offering a new area of innovation for manufacturers of sports
products.
Leading probiotics and ingredients firm Danisco has set up a pilot
plant to develop new methods for controlling release of nutritional
and functional ingredients in foods, writes Dominique
Patton.
Mobile phones with cameras transformed into barcode readers could
give consumers better nutritional information about the food they
buy than that currently found on labels, reports Dominique
Patton.
Adding grape seed extract to the diet may prevent atherosclerosis,
a condition responsible for more than half the deaths in developed
countries, suggests new animal research.
British doctors called yesterday for a ban on unhealthy food and
drinks in vending machines and on junk food advertising and
sponsorship to help slow the alarming weight gain in children,
writes Dominique Patton.
Spending on health foods has been identified as the number one
consumer trend in Asia although overweight and obesity percentages
are set to rise, according to a survey released by TNS Asiapanel,
reports Claire Johnston.