Archives for August 12, 2010

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China to monitor nutrition-related diseases

China is to monitor the nutritional status of its population, with the Ministry of Health focussing on nutritional deficiencies and excesses, according to the People's Daily Online.

Synutra defends products in light of hormone scare

By Guy Montague-Jones

Chinese dairy Synutra International has affirmed its belief that its products are safe and in no way linked to recent allegations of premature breast development in infant girls.

Scottish researchers pioneer protein pill to fight obesity

By Ben Bouckley

A potentially radical protein supplement to help combat the obesity crisis could in the pipeline, as scientists at Scotland’s Rowett Institute have been awarded a multi-million euro EU research grant to study the possibility.