Eating French fries in pre-school increases breast cancer risk?
Pre-school girls eating French fries once a week could increase their future risk of developing breast cancer by more than a quarter, reveals new research from the US.
Archives for August 21, 2005
Butterbur: leaf extract yields positive hayfever results
Butterbur's alleged hay fever-fighting properties have been eyed with skepticism by some scientists over the last few years, but the largest trial conducted to date suggests that an extract from the leaves of the herb is as effective at alleviating...
Degussa ingredients sale in 'final negotiations'
German chemical group Degussa is in the final stages of talks to shed its food ingredients unit, says chief financial officer Heinz-Joachim Wagner.
Weight loss lowers breast cancer risk in susceptible women
Losing a mere 4.5kg in weight before the age of 30 appears to more than halve the risk of developing breast cancer in a small number of women.
Soup rockets to space on new formulation
A soup that is edible under weightless conditions marks the latest food science formulation to head into space.
Biodar adds 10 per cent version of beta-carotene beadlets
Biodar is expanding its beta-carotene line to meet demand for lower concentration product in supplements.
Weekly comment
Waiting for the super-nutrition revolution
Henry Ford's famous aphorism that if he had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses, provides food makers with a lesson they must learn.