Archives - July 30, 2003 - NutraIngredients.com

Newer vitamin D raises chances of dialysis survival

31-Jul-2003

The newer vitamin D formulation paricalcitol appears to help dialysis patients live longer, report researchers in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Speeding up the search for natural medicines

31-Jul-2003

German researchers have developed a technique to speed up the discovery of medicinal plant compounds, using a combination of three analysis techniques.

Solbar offers information exchange

31-Jul-2003

Israeli soy ingredients specialist Solbar Industries has redesigned its website, to include the latest technical and scientific information on both soy proteins and soy isoflavones.

Oat fibre benefits may be damaged by processing

31-Jul-2003

Research showing that oat fibre's effect on cholesterol depended on the foods in which it was consumed, appears to confirm the need for health claims to be restricted to recognised 'healthy' foods.

Restricting health claims to healthy foods

31-Jul-2003

The UK will ask the European Commission to develop a transparent system of restrictions to prevent unhealthy foods being fortified with vitamins, or health claims being made on fatty, salt-laden products.

Boosting protein crops

31-Jul-2003

A high-protein flour derived from transgenic rice seeds could pose a threat to premium protein supplements used to boost nutrition levels, researchers from Taipei suggested yesterday.