Pine bark extract shows cognition for Boomers: Study
Daily supplements of an extract from French Maritime Pine bark may improve decision making and attention span in people over 55, says a new study from Italy.
Archives for December 17, 2015
Almonds show prebiotic promise for the whole family
Eating almonds is beneficial to maintaining a healthy gut microbiota composition and improving diet quality of parents and children, suggests a new study.
Exclusive interview with FAO’s director for nutrition
The fat after the famine: Obesity the next challenge facing Africa, says FAO boss
After years of battling undernutrition, Africa is now facing an emerging threat of obesity and the two must be considered simultaneously, according to the director of nutrition at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Special edition: Battling malnutrition
Too ill to eat: The hidden face of malnutrition in Europe
There have been huge changes in the way malnutrition is seen and managed in European hospitals in the last 30 years – but a more preventative, community-based approach is needed to cut public health costs, according to a British Association for...
Special edition: Battling malnutrition. Exclusive with Nestlé head of public health nutrition
Nestlé: Profit is not a dirty word in the race against global malnutrition
Commercial and public health gain needn’t be opposed bedfellows in the battle against malnutrition among the world’s poorest people, says the chief of public health nutrition at the world’s biggest food firm.
Special Edition: Battling Malnutrition
All in: Making malnutrition a global priority
Nutritional programmes and interventions are a starting point - but genuine multi-stakeholder involvement is what's required to tackle the world's problem of malnutrition and under nutrition.
Special edition: Food for kids
Healthy NPD should be the starting point for kids' food
The ‘good for you’ trend in children’s food is growing, and small companies would do well to focus on healthy new product development in order to compete with big players who have the money to reformulate and rebrand, says one analyst.
Guest column, chief executive of Elixinol and Hemp Foods Australia
The increasing role of cannabinoids in pain relief
Once forgotten, cannabinoids and their medicinal benefits have recently been thrust back into the spotlight, in particular for their abilities to relieve often otherwise untreatable pain.
Chr Hansen wins €75m to 'develop new microbial solutions'
Chr Hansen has secured a €75m loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support its microbial solutions work as the bioscience company ramps up its R&D spend.