Archives for May 12, 2002

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Nutrition alliance to promote food fortification

A new public-private partnership, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), has been launched to help create cost-effective food fortification programmes in a bid to improve health, cognitive development and productivity in developing nations

More benefits from red wine consumption

Much has been said about the health benefits of red wine consumption, including the positive effect it can have on heart health. Now new research from Spain has shown that red wine can also help fight that most common of ailments, the cold

New agreement to drive soybean market

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a subsidiary of the DuPont group which specialises in plant genetics, has signed a new agreement with the Iowa State University Research Foundation (ISURF) which it is hoped will lead to the develpoment of new soybean...

Good Q3 for Hain Celestial

Third quarter profits at natural and organic food group Hain Celestial rose by an impressive 21 per cent to $5.1 million on sales up by the same amount to $105.6 million.

Functional food partnerships set to grow

Partnerships between major food groups and innovative nutritional research companies are likely to increase in the future as traditional manufacturers try to cash in on the growing health trend, according to Scott Van Winkle, an analyst with...

Tea can help strengthen bones, research shows

Long-term consumption of black, green or oolong tea can help strengthen bones, according to researchers from the National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Tainan, Taiwan.