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Regulations to implement the provisions of the EU directive on food supplements in England were laid before the UK parliament this week. The UK is likely to see the removal of more supplements than most other Member States.
The Enova brand cooking oil, produced jointly by ADM and Japan's Kao, has been shown to increase the body's ability to burn fat and may also improve appetite control and energy balance, according to new research.
The herbal and pharmaceutical industries should invest more time and resources in studying herb-drug interactions, suggest researchers in the UK, who found 'a widespread lack of interest' in this area from both industries in a survey.
A meta-analysis of trials on antioxidant vitamins concludes that they are not effective in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. The authors, writing in tomorrow's Lancet, even go as far as warning that beta-carotene supplements could actually...