Vitamin D may reduce stress fracture risk in girls
Increased intakes of vitamin D may reduce the risk of stress fracture in adolescent girls, says a new study that adds to the potential health benefits of the sunshine vitamin.
Archives for March 6, 2012
Pre and probiotics in formula could boost infant immunity
The addition of pre and probiotics to infant formula could help to boost immune responses by colonising newborn babies’ guts with a stable population of beneficial bacteria, say researchers.
Company lauds potential of chia seeds in Europe following positive novel foods opinion
Chia has the potential to become the bestselling health food ingredient in Europe, according to the company looking to secure extended EU novel foods approval for the seed considered a high source of omega-3.
RCT supports gut health boosting potential of wheat bran extract
Three weeks of supplementation with a wheat bran extract may beneficially alter markers of gut health, say results of a placebo-controlled cross-over human intervention trial from Belgium.
Probiotic drinking yoghurts slide a little, spoonables ride better
Sales of probiotic drinking yoghurts like Yakult and Danone Actimel are flatlining or dropping in most western European markets, and even in Japan where the concept was born, but BRIC markets are surging, and spoonables are shining brighter.
Nestlé invests in South African ‘indigenous’ nutrition research
The world’s biggest food enterprise has teamed up with South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), to develop local nutrients and foods.