Calories: foe or friend?
A high calorie diet seems to increase the chances of surviving bowel cancer for longer, although it may also be the cause of it in the first place, suggests research in Gut.
Archives for May 13, 2003
Degussa set for steady growth
First quarter sales at the German speciality chemicals company remained steady and earnings before interest and taxes rose 10 per cent on the prior year, giving chairman Professor Felcht cause for an optimistic outlook for 2003.
Loders Croklaan introduces new CLA oil to fight flu
Dutch company Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition yesterday presented the findings of new research to support the immune boosting function of its conjugated linoleic acid product Safflorin.
FSA commissions caffeine investigation
The UK Food Standards Agency has commissioned a study of the possible association between maternal caffeine consumption and low birthweight by the Universities of Leicester and Leeds in the UK.
Flachsmann aims for sports nutrition sector
Swiss plant extract manufacturer Flachsmann yesterday introduced its Green Mate extract to visitors at Vitafoods, the nutraceuticals and functional foods show taking place in Geneva this week.
Pepping up ingredient delivery
US premix company Watson Foods has designed a new concept to showcase its edible film strips, a novel delivery system which could be applied to functional ingredients and vitamins. Visitors at Vitafoods have been testing the PEPPYmint strips.