Daily tipple for older women pushes away dementia?
Evidence continues to mount suggesting the benefits of moderate drinking to overall health with a new study on over 4,000 older women finding a daily drink could sharpen the mind.
Archives for January 24, 2005
V-Net to test rival beverages for ginseng
V-Net Beverage has condemned the drinks industry's lack of transparency about its use of ginseng and is launching a 'Truth in Ginseng' campaign which it hopes will force manufacturers to reveal full information about herbal content on the label,...
Enhanced water - American science, European branding
Sales of oxygen-enriched water have almost quadrupled in Germany since 2002 to 30 million litres. But in the US where it has been available for over a decade longer, growth has been attributed to a much more sophisticated product, reports Kim Hunter...
Salad fans may have lower risk of kidney cancer
Women keen on bananas, salads and root vegetables may be less likely to develop kidney cancer, suggests a new Swedish study.
US network marketer targeting European supplement sector
Reliv International, a US-based firm using network marketing to distribute its supplement products, is hoping to make significant inroads into the European market, with plans to start business in Germany later this year.
NBTY stockpiles during satisfactory quarter
Supplement manufacturer NBTY increased its inventory by $35m in the first quarter of 2005 in a bid to prevent supply issues impacting sales over the next six months.
UK supplement industry prepares for EC challenge
UK trade associations will tomorrow present their cases against the European food supplements directive passed in 2002.
Nitta Gelatin to open porcine gelatin plant
Toronto based Nitta Gelatin last week finalized plans to construct a gelatin plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina.