dispatches from vitafoods europe 2015
Hungary hungry for organic supplements
Hungary is seeing a renaissance of its herbal sector, supported by a trend towards organic foods and supplements.
Archives for May 14, 2015
MEPs make final offer over novel foods regulation as EU draws ‘close to an agreement’
Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have put forward what they describe to be a ‘final offer’ on proposed novel food regulations – warning that they will not compromise any further.
Psychobiotics: Modulation of gut microbiota may ‘hold the key to’ neuropsychological disorders
Using probiotics and prebiotics to alter the gut microbiota and influence the gut-brain axis may open up new ways of influencing neuropsychological conditions, says a new review.
Dispatches: Campden BRI Snacks Technology Conference
Diet expert: Low-GI, energy dense snacks should be the future
Low-GI snacks that still deliver on energy are hugely promising in the context of how overall dietary habits have evolved, says a dietary health expert.
Large-scale, long-term cocoa flavanol study looking at heart, cognitive health enters recruitment phase
Cocoa flavanols are an ingredient that has been poised at the edge of the runway for a few years now. A new large-scale, long-term study into their cardiovascular and cognitive function benefits that is entering its recruitment phase may help provide the...
The lasting impact of maternal malnutrition: DNA study finds altered gene experssion in 59 year olds
A new genome-wide DNA study of adults born during the Dutch Hunger Winter has documented the lasting impact of malnutrition during pregnancy on gene expression in adults.