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Barry Callebaut to study cocoa butter for diabetics

By  Jess Halliday

Barry Callebaut is funding research aimed at discovering the component in cocoa butter responsible for an observed improvement in insulin sensitivity, with the ultimate aim of developing chocolate products for diabetics.

Step up obesity campaign, experts urge

By  Jess Halliday

The obesity epidemic has reached a crisis point, experts warn at this week's European congress, and governments and the food industry must gear up efforts to deal with it and prevent further impact quality of life and life expectancy.

Debate on chondroitin's effectiveness goes on

By  Clarisse Douaud

A Spanish chondroitin sulfate manufacturer has weighed in on the debate over the negative results of a meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.