Heart problems at forefront of natural symposium
Heart problems, weight control and diabetes are the three research areas that will be headlining at this year's Natural Health Research Institute's annual symposium.
Archives for April 25, 2005
ONC enters omega-3 branding fray
Ocean Nutrition Canada (ONC) has signed its first co-branding license agreements that will see its MEG-3 brand fish oil ingredients appear on supplement and food product labeling, and may crystallize formulators' choice between marine and non-marine...
AOAC adopts NOW glucosamine method
NOW Foods' glucosamine HPLC method has passed the AOAC's 2-year validation process to become the first action official method for testing the standards of the joint health ingredient.
OatVantage delivers greatest intestinal viscosity
Nurture's OatVantage ingredient can lower the risk of coronary heart disease more than any other commercial oat product, according to a company-funded study carried out at the University of Minnesota.
Vitafoods 2005 looks international
One of the biggest events in the nutraceutical calendar is nearly upon us and this year Vitafoods is emphasising its international focus.
Industry explains GDAs on food labels
Efforts by food manufacturers to create 'user-friendly' food labels that present clear nutrition profiles for the increasingly health conscious consumer are the focus of a new initiative from the UK's food industry body, writes Lindsey Partos.
Synbiotic ingredient plus probiotics reduces cancer risk
An EU-funded project has found that a synbiotic ingredient in conjunction with probiotics can help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.