Archives for October 30, 2017

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Sceptical of health? Consumer perceptions of the food-pharma borderline

Many German consumers are sceptical of the health benefit of nutritional products that fall in the borderline area between food and pharmaceuticals, new research suggests.

Is copper metabolism involved in fatty liver disease?

Disrupted copper metabolism may be linked to progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), suggests a recent review in Nutrients.

Researchers detect prebiotic potential in freeze-dried, powdered agave stem

The plant that gave the world tequila and mezcal may have prebiotic health benefits, according to researchers from Mexico and Germany.

Enzymotec on board in Frutarom’s $168m natural and infant nutrition investment

Israeli flavour and fine ingredients firm Frutarom are now the owners of nutritional ingredients specialists Enzymotec in a €144m ($168m) deal for the remaining 81% of company shares.

Low-sugar and GMO-free foods resonate more with today’s health-conscious consumer

Nearly half of all consumers class low-sugar or sugar-free products as “extremely” or “very” important when deciding what to eat or drink with similar results for products free from genetically modified (GMO) ingredients.

Infant gut microbiota composition could be early allergy indicator: Danone

Elevated pathogen / bacteria ratio in infants could be an early microbiota biomarker for allergies, according to researchers in Singapore, the UK and the Netherlands.