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Much of the flour that goes into breads, pasta, cakes, breakfastcereals and other foods comes from so-called 'winter wheats', planted in autumn and harvested in spring. New research has identified the key gene involved in the crops development, a...
Dutch firm Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition is the first company to demonstrate the safety of its conjugated linoleic acid, a fatty acid hailed as the next big weight loss ingredient, writes Dominique Patton.
Nutritional ingredients producer DSM is to launch an improved version of its Lafti probiotics in the USA, which are said to offer superior survival through the GI tract, writes Wai Lang Chu.
British scientists have reported that feeding rapeseed oil to dairy cows can produce healthier milk and butter to beat their artery-clogging equivalents, writes Lindsey Partos.
The ATP, the body for professional men tennis players, is warning its members not to take the electrolyte supplement handed out by its trainers in the past.
An assay that allows scientists to predict the levels of antioxidants reaching the gums could pave the way for a new generation of nutraceuticals to manage inflammatory periodontitis, the main cause of tooth loss among adults.
A British brewer has been criticised by the UK's advertising watchdog for making a series of claims about the health benefits of beer including suggestions that it could protect against heart disease.
Dutch firm Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition is the first company to demonstrate the safety of its conjugated linoleic acid, a fatty acid hailed as the next big weight loss ingredient, writes Dominique Patton.