Vit C supplements may increase cataract risk: Study
Middle-aged and elderly women using vitamin C supplements may be at increased risk of age-related cataracts, suggests a new observational study from Sweden.
Archives for February 22, 2010
Banning energy drinks is a doomed shot in the dark
Energy shot drinks have come under fire from German authorities which are employing an old-school prohibition logic that history has repeatedly dunce-hatted.
Folic acid supplements may reduce pre-term births
Maintaining supplementation with folic acid through to the third trimester of pregnancy may reduce the risk of preterm births, says a new study from Hungary.
UK food sector ripe for science jobs, survey
New opportunities for food scientists are expected to open up in 2010, according to a recruitment specialist, as the sector has weathered the recession relatively well and is taken advantage of the pool of job-seeking talent.
Special edition: antioxidants
Super veg look set to walk the antioxidant red carpet
“I'm strong to the finish when I eats me spinach,” said Popeye the sailor man, and he could have snatched Olive Oyl from the clutches of Bluto with even more ferocity if he had eaten his broccoli, tomatoes or onions according to an Australian/New Zealand...