Pregnant women with asthma who eat oily fish, such as salmon or
trout, may help protect their children against developing asthma,
according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in
Orlando...
Israeli nutraceutical firm Enzymotec has developed a prototype
nutrition bar containing its nutritional oil, designed to target
the growing diabetics market.
Numerous studies of the properties of green tea have shown that the
beverage can fight against a variety of diseases, but new research
presented this week suggests that its cousin, white tea, may have
even more powerful bug-busting...
Dairy ingredients giant Fonterra says a new joint venture, set up
to search for novel health ingredients in milk, has already
identified a number of bioactives, currently waiting for patents.
A new ingredient, said to contain more than 60 trace minerals, is
being billed as the next joint health supplement and is set for
launch on the European marketplace next month.
France's population of over-50s are getting wealthier and becoming
more inclined to spend lavishly on themselves, shows a new report.
This makes them an attractive market for consumer packaged goods
manufacturers, including those...
Pre-germinated brown rice, high in levels of the nutrient GABA,
significantly improved levels of spatial learning in mice, report
researchers from the Japanese cosmetics and supplements maker
FANCL.
Green tea may help to lower the prevalence of oesophageal
adenocarcinoma, one of the fastest growing cancers in western
countries, said researchers speaking at a meeting on digestive
disease in the US last week.
The world's health ministers gave their support on Saturday to a
new policy produced by the World Health Organization that is
designed to tackle the world's growing problem of obesity and
diet-related disease, said to account...
Netherlands-based Pharming has increased its stake in Australian
company ProBio and is now hoping to accelerate the
commercialisation of recombinant human lactoferrin in Asia,
writes Phil Taylor.
Iron-deficient women who take supplements of the nutrient to remedy
the impact on their physical performance could be wasting their
time, suggests a new study. But for those not yet anemic but
deficient of iron in body tissues, supplements...
Lowering the glycemic impact of food products could be one of
thebiggest steps the industry can take to improve public health,
according to speakers at a recent seminar in the UK.
Drinking caffeinated beverages may benefit some people who are at
high-risk for liver disease, according to new research presented at
a conference on digestive disease running in New Orleans this week.
New research appears to lend weight to the theory that rapid growth
in infancy, boosted by enriched infant formulas, might increase the
risk of heart disease and stroke later in life, say UK-based
scientists.
Swiss marketing group DKSH introduced a new fibre to the European
market last week, which could steal sales of the increasingly
popular ingredient inulin.
Spanish company Natraceutical has developed a range of products
that can be sold directly to the consumer in a bid to kickstart
sales of a line inspired by the Mediterranean diet. It includes a
plant extract to rival the popular supplement...
Only about 25 per cent of women in many countries voluntarily take
folic acid tablets before conception, say Australian researchers,
despite evidence to show that adequate levels of the nutrient could
halve the risk of neural tube...
Leading European fish oil suppliers Croda Health Care and Pronova
Biocare have completed expansion of their production facilities to
meet continuing demand for omega-3 fatty acids in supplements and
functional foods.
Directors at Swiss fine chemicals group Lonza have appointed a
former BASF manager as their new chief executive, after major
losses led to the resignation of Markus Gemuend earlier this year.
Ajinomoto, the Japanese seasonings company, is to reorganise its
European ingredients operations in a move designed to improve
operational efficiency and to accelerate growth.
Spanish food ingredients developer Puleva Biotech is preparing to
enter the probiotics market with strains isolated from human milk,
writes Dominique Patton.
A massive survey of vending machines in American schools finds that
75 per cent of the drinks and 85 per cent of the snacks sold are of
poor nutritional value, says the active consumer pressure group the
Center for Science in the...
The Irish government is lending its support to the country's
burgeoning functional foods industry, providing specialised
training and support to help companies successfully commercialise
their functional ingredients, food and...
UK supplement manufacturer Cultech says it has created one of the
most palatable fish oil products on the market, by removing the
smell, adding flavour and even changing the texture into an
emulsion.
Walnut consumption lowers total cholesterol levels as well as LDL
or 'bad' cholesterol. This may be due to the walnuts rich source of
alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) which can also improve vascular
function, aiding the prevention...
A mother-to-be who eats fish during the later stages of pregnancy
is less likely to have a very small baby, according to researchers
from the University of Bristol in the UK. However, the research has
also shown no link between fish...
A substance found in soybeans may reduce the risk of colon cancer,
the third most common form of cancer in the world. Soy
glucosylceramide has been found to be effective in reducing the
formation and growth of tumour cells in the...
A compound found in the peels of citrus fruit has the potential to
lower cholesterol more effectively than some prescription drugs,
and without side effects, according to a study by US and Canadian
researchers.
Probiotics in capsule form have been around for a few years, as
dietary supplement manufacturers seek to take advantage of the
growing awareness of their beneficial effect on gut health. But
some consumers do not like taking capsules,...
The benefits of including fruit in a daily dietary regime have been
given greater support with US researchers suggesting that natural
compounds found in fresh Bing cherries could help people who suffer
from gout or other forms of...
California-based supplement ingredient supplier BI Nutraceuticals
will be one of the first foreign botanical and extracts suppliers
to set up offices in China, an emerging market that offers both
strong ingredient sources and a fast-growing...
Chemicals produced by some vegetables when they are chopped, chewed
or otherwise processed could kill colon cancer cells - new evidence
that diet could play an important role in fighting - and indeed
preventing - the disease.
Breakfast cereals fortified with folic acid and other B vitamins
could help consumers protect against heart disease by lowering
levels of homocysteine, suggests new research.
Despite reporting a decline in revenues, Germany's third-largest
chemicalscompany Degussa said that it had 'got off to a solid
start' in the firstquarter of the year, ahead of presenting its
full results tomorrow.
Glanbia Nutritional Products is hoping to build on growing consumer
awareness of the link between dairy foods and weight loss, with a
new ingredient specifically designed to add the beneficial
components of milk products to other...
The UK's medicines regulator is warning consumers about potential
risk from a traditional Chinese medicine called Nu Bao, said to
contain human placenta, deer antler (Corna cervi
pantotrichum) and donkey skin (Colla cori astini)...
SoftGel Technologies will introduce a proprietary hyaluronic acid
to the European health foods industry this week, shown in trials to
boost skin healing and alter its appearance.
Scientists meeting next month to try to reach a consensus on
antioxidant measurements could develop more reliable methods for
comparing the numerous natural ingredients marketed for their
antioxidant levels.
French dairy ingredients firm Ingredia is targeting the growing
market for stress management products with a rebranded milk-derived
ingredient, said to be more effective than herbals and other
supplements currently available.
In what could be seen as a blow to the fast-growing market for soy
products, a new study from the US suggests that processing soy for
use in supplements and food products could seriously reduce its
cancer-busting ability.
A significant percentage of men take dietary supplements such as
vitamins, minerals and herbs to prevent prostate cancer, despite a
lack of evidence that they work, according to the findings of a new
study by the Fox Chase Cancer...
Children whose mothers were given a does of docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA) for the first four months of breastfeeding were found to
perform better in attention tests than those whose mothers were
not, according to research sponsored by...
Teenagers who suffered iron deficiency as infants are likely to
score lower on cognitive and motor tests, even if that iron
deficiency was identified and treated in infancy, a new study
shows.
The sale of its supplements business GNC late last year and a new
focus on baby food and clinical nutrition is already paying off for
Dutch group Numico, which this week announced better-than-expected
first quarter results.