Low-carb diet keeps prostate cancer at bay?
A low-carbohydrate diet may be more effective than reducing fat intake for men seeking to prevent advanced prostate cancer, say US researchers presenting laboratory results at a meeting this week.
Archives for October 28, 2003
Resveratrol may treat COPD
The red wine antioxidant resveratrol may not only inhibit inflammation causing disease in lung cells but could also be a more effective treatment for the irreversible condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than standard drugs, suggests a...
Aristolochia reappears in court case
A UK court this week heard the case of a woman who developed kidney failure after taking Chinese herbal medicine containing the plant extract aristolochia, banned in the UK and several other countries.
Standards needed in natural extracts industry
Manufacturers of fruit and vegetable extracts need to better standardise their products to help customers compare brands, finds a new report. Industry-wide standardisation would also promote development of the functional food industry, the biggest...
Infant formula lipid for Korean market
Korean ingredient supplier Nics Corporation is to market a novel lipid developed by Israeli firm Enzymotec to dairy and infant formula makers.