Black soybeans more effective than yellow at cutting cholesterol
Black soybeans may be better at lowering cholesterol than yellow soybeans, report Japanese chemists who studied the antioxidant power in the two varieties.
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Black tea as good as green in oral cancer prevention, say researchers
The putative ability of polyphenols from green tea to help prevent cancer has been the subject of much scientific enquiry in recent years. But researchers in India now say that drinking black tea could help prevent the development of oral cancer in...
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Highway to health
Parked on the hot coals of public opinion, the food industry can lose no time in proving how healthy its products are.
Nestlé Germany discontinues Nutrel products
Nestle's German unit has discontinued a new nutrition bar brand because of weak demand, according to a report.
Men blind to obesity health risks, difficult target for slimming products
Makers of weight loss products are failing to reach the biggest group of overweight people - men.