News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Going out in the midday sun, without sunscreen, is good for you, say scientists with new research, which will add fuel to the growing row between vitamin D supporters and skin cancer campaigners.
The glycaemic index (GI) is emerging as a new weight loss regime, despite the belief of some nutritionists that there is not enough science to demonstrate it can effectively control weight, writes Lorraine Heller.
Increasing sales and future contracts for vitamin E phosphate will help Australian firm Phosphagenics come close to breaking even in 2005, said company managing director Dr Ian Pattison at a shareholders meeting yesterday.
Eating fresh grapes may prevent the accumulation of oxidized cholesterol as well as the development of atherosclerotic lesions, report scientists in Israel.
The European Parliament voted yesterday to radically modify the proposed regulation on nutrition and health claims so that food companies do not need to gain prior authorization for claims, nor subject their healtlh products to nutrient profiling,...