Probiotics show potential against common cold: Study
Daily supplements with probiotic Lactobacillus strains may reduce the incidence of acquiring the common cold by 12 percent, according to new research from probiotic player Probi.
Archives for September 20, 2010
Positive first quarter results see Danisco’s sweeteners division recover
Food ingredients company Danisco has reported “solid” growth during Q1 of 2010, with the continued recovery of its sweeteners division particularly notable.
BMJ calcium-heart study not valid for dietary calcium, Marigot
Dietary calcium occurs in combination with traces of other minerals that have a positive synergistic effect – unlike synthetic calcium used in many supplements, says Marigot, which says the results of a recent meta-analysis balancing bone benefits...
Special edition: Asia
Japan: Functional foods, fads and food scares
In the first part of this Asia-focused special edition, we look to the innovation hotbed that is Japan. Japan is well known as the world’s functional foods birthplace when Yakult kicked into life there in the 1950s with its little bottles of immune...
Snack Size Science: Cranberry’s promise for prostates
NutraIngredient’s Snack Size Science brings you the week's top science every two weeks. This week we get under the skin of the cranberry and explore its potential for prostate health.