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Dietary approaches to lowering cholesterol may be a side effect-free alternative to statin drugs for patients with moderately high cholesterol, but a new study at Pennsylvania State University shows that in patients with high levels of C-reactive...
A New Zealand research institute is aiming to turn fruit from a traditional health food into one that can help food manufacturers meet today's consumer's demands for specific health benefits, writes Dominique Patton.
High-dose folic acid supplements might slow the decline in memory usually seen with ageing, said Dutch researchers yesterday.
Ireland's food authority has launched the first major public consultation of its kind to inform new laws on fortifying food with folic acid, writes Dominique Patton.
Canadian omega-3 supplier Ocean Nutrition has opened a new office in Australia to better target the country's functional foods market, writes Dominique Patton.
The maker of a new functional beverage that claims to burn calories by increasing metabolism says products with net negative calories are the next step in the evolution of the diet drinks market. But can consumers be assured that they work and, more...