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Maker of nutritional and weight management products Usana Health Sciences said it achieved record sales of $34.8 million (€35.5m) for the third quarter ended 28 September 2002 , an increase of 18.6 per cent on the same period in 2001.
A study of more than 400 Swedish women has found that folate deficiency was associated with a 50 per cent increase in risk of early miscarriage. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, also found that high folate levels were not...
A researcher from the Institute for Nutrition Research at the University of Oslo in Norway claims that fatty fish could have the power to destroy cancer cells. The fatty acids from fish oils and fatty fish can destroy the power station - the...
US-juice business Nantucket Nectars, recently bought by the British-owned Snapple Beverage Group, has introduced a new range of carbonated juices called Nectar Fizz. Like its other products, the new range is made with natural ingredients, sweetened...
New guidelines for reducing blood pressure advise increasing potassium and fruit and veg intake, but they also stress caution when it comes to supplements such as omega-3 and calcium, and 'unregulated' botanicals.
The UK's Food Standards Agency is advising people not to eat calabash chalk, a traditional remedy for morning sickness, because samples tested have revealed high levels of lead. The Agency is also taking immediate action to remove the product from sale.
More than 5,000 researchers, marketers and executives from dietary supplement and functional food companies are expected to attend the 6th annual SupplySide West show taking place in Las Vegas in December this year.