PharmaNutrients launches new CLA product
US-based PharmaNutrients has developed a digylceride form of the fatty acid CLA, which it says could offer enhanced fat loss through an additional mechanism, reports Dominique Patton.
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Dairy has little benefit on children's bone health?
Scant evidence supports increased consumption of dairy products to promote children's bone health, claim researchers in a review of almost 40 studies investigating milk's benefit to bones.
Functional foods pave the way for probiotics
A new report suggests that Americans are waking up to the health benefits of cultured dairy products - and in particular probiotic shots - as part of the wider trend towards functional foods, reports Jess Halliday.
Metabolife International wins appeal over ephedra
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has thrown out a $4.1 million jury award against Metabolife, the embattled former producer of ephedra-based Metabolife 356, ruling that insufficient scientific evidence was presented at the...
How fish oils reduce inflammation
Further support for the action of omega-3 fatty acids on inflammatory conditions comes from new research on lipids in humans that are triggered by aspirin, as well as fish oil.
Genosa gets government backing for growth
Spanish olive oil R&D firm Genosa I+D has gained regional government backing for its novel function food ingredients, which look set to boost the olive oil sector as it copes with changes to EU funding.
Sales fall at Degussa's food ingredients unit in 04
Soon-to-be-sold ingredients unit at Degussa, Germany's third largest chemical company, fails to impress in 2004 with sales falling by 4 per cent, contributing just under 5 per cent of total sales to overall €11.2 billion turnover for the group.