Pine bark extract may ease menopause symptoms: Study
Daily supplements of a French maritime pine bark extract may ease the symptoms of menopause and ease digestive problems, says a new study with Italian university students.
Archives for March 8, 2012
New Zealand: Jack3D is a narcotic
New Zealand has joined the growing list of countries taking action against the stimulant DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine), by classing it as a recreational drug.
Introducing nutrikinetics: A new way of performing nutrition research
A new way of performing research in the field of nutrition could one day open a more accurate picture of how the foods and supplements we eat affect our health, and could offer greater insights of how foods are taken in by specific consumer groups –...
Kellogg ordered to revise misleading sugar claims
The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has told Kellogg to revise claims on its Coco Pops website that suggested sugar was unconnected to obesity, disease development and behavioural problems in children.
Irish MEP: “We have opened a can of worms that EFSA and the Commission would have much preferred remained closed”
Irish MEP Marian Harkin has become one of the most vocal European parliamentary opponents of the interpretation and application of the EU nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR), and she was not appeased by EC and EFSA statements at a specially...