EVOO and a Mediterranean diet cuts breast cancer risk, says study
Eating a Mediterranean-style diet with extra-virgin olive oil may lower the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new analysis of a trial in Spain.
Archives for September 14, 2015
JAMA study links low vitamin D levels to ‘profound’ and ‘rapid’ cognitive decline
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency may have “substantial” accelerating effects on cognitive decline in the elderly, says a new study from UC Davis and Rutgers University.
Recalls for ‘supplement’ with hidden Viagra API
A Florida company is recalling 26 sexual enhancement and diet pills after the US FDA discovered some contain undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
High-dose resveratrol intake linked to stabilised Alzheimer’s biomarker
Long term intake of a high-dose resveratrol supplement or drug may help people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease to stabilise a biomarker that declines when the disease progresses, say researchers.
'It's like a Vitamix without the blades': Could dynamic cellular disruption unlock new opportunities in the plant-based foods market?
Dynamic Cellular Disruption – a novel process that breaks up plant matter without using chemicals, enzymes or blades - could enable manufacturers to create new, more nutritious foods and beverages, or produce existing products more cost-effectively,...
New Zealand
Seadragon sets out to breathe fire into Kiwi fish oil
The town of Nelson will welcome New Zealand's first omega-3 fish oil processing plant in December. Campbell Berry-Kilgour, sales director of Seadragon, who hopes the facility will fill a definite gap in the market, talks about the industry and market in...
ESSNA: Specific sports food laws would ‘hurt rather than help’ in Europe
Europe’s peak sports nutrition trade group has affirmed broad support for better and more relevant sports food, drink and supplement regulation across Europe, but emphasised not all parties agree on how to get there.
Supersonic spray will transform bioavailability, says BASF
BASF is developing extra-soluble nanoparticles for better drug delivery using faster-than-sound technology.