China sterol suppliers benefit from GM issue
European mistrust of GM ingredients is creating strong demand for Chinese plant sterols and natural vitamin E, increasingly backed by third-party certification, writes Dominique Patton.
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UK unveils amended nutrient profiling system
Food officials in the UK have developed a model that ranks the health status of foods according to the sum of their nutrients, reports Dominique Patton.
Broccoli compounds slow bladder cancer growth in lab
Compounds from the vegetable broccoli, already shown to halt the growth of breast, prostate, colon and stomach cancer cells, also appear to slow the progress of bladder cancer, writes Dominique Patton.
Vitamin C deficiency common in people with severe asthma
Increasing vitamin C intake could help people with severe asthma, report researchers today, who call for further investigation of the vitamin's role in protecting against the disease, writes Dominique Patton.