- Food poisoning causes serious long-term health effects
Seizures, paralysis, mental disability - the lingering problems from eating tainted food can be worse than the acute illnesses right after exposure.
(Issue date: 15 November 2009)
- EFSA updates safety advice on six food colours
After reviewing all the available evidence, the European Food Safety Authority's scientific panel on additives, the ANS Panel, has lowered the Acceptable Daily Intakes (ADIs) for the artificial food colours.
(Issue date: 15 November 2009)
- Tests find bisphenol A in canned foods
Extensive tests carried out by Consumer Reports finds wide range of bisphenol A (BPA) levels in a variety of canned soups, juice, tuna, and green beans.
(Issue date: 15 November 2009)
- Bacteria in intestines play role key role in weight gain
A high-fat, high-sugar diet alters the composition of bacteria in the gut, making it easier to gain weight and harder to lose it.
(Issue date: 15 November 2009)
- Kids swamped with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods
Children's TV networks expose young viewers to 76 percent more food commercials per hour than other networks.
(Issue date: 05 November 2009)
- An inexpensive 'dipstick' test for pesticides in foods
Scientists in Canada are reporting the development of a fast, inexpensive "dipstick" test to identify small amounts of pesticides that may exist in foods and beverages. Their paper-strip test is more practical than conventional...
(Issue date: 05 November 2009)
- Green tea shows promise as chemoprevention agent for oral cancer
Green tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for oral cancer in patients with a pre-malignant condition known as oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
(Issue date: 05 November 2009)
- Lactose intolerance rates may be lower than previously thought
Prevalence of lactose intolerance may be far lower than previously estimated, according to a study in the latest issue of Nutrition Today.
(Issue date: 05 November 2009)
- Big brands sign up as Tetra Pak pushes FSC cartons
Many of the UK's leading food and drinks brands will be packaged in FSC-labelled cartons, with the news that manufacturer Tetra Pak is rolling out the FSC logo on 75% of its cartons in the UK and Ireland.
(Issue date: 29 October 2009)
- Taking the 'pro' out of probiotic
EFSA assesses hundreds of health claims for foods containing probiotic ingredients.
(Issue date: 29 October 2009)
- Eight food manufacturers agree to drop Smart Choices logo
All eight food manufacturers participating in the Smart Choices logo program have agreed to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's request that they drop the logo from their products.
(Issue date: 29 October 2009)
- Scientists discover flu's Achilles heel: antioxidants
New research in the FASEB Journal opens the door for new drugs that could prevent severe flu-related lung damage.
(Issue date: 29 October 2009)
- New method to help keep fruit, vegetables and flowers fresh
A Georgia State University professor has developed an innovative new way to keep produce and flowers fresh for longer periods of time. Microbiologist George Pierce's method uses a naturally occurring microorganism — no larger...
(Issue date: 20 October 2009)
- Think what you eat: Neuromechanisms linking diet and behavior
New research highlights brain's vulnerability to obesity.
(Issue date: 20 October 2009)
- Drinking coffee slows liver disease in hepatitis C patients
Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drink three or more cups of coffee per day have a 53% lower risk of liver disease progression than non-coffee drinkers according to a new study from the National...
(Issue date: 20 October 2009)
- Research indicates benefits, convenience of vegetable juice
Decades of studies have documented the link between eating a diet rich in vegetables and multiple health benefits, yet nearly eight out of 10 people worldwide fall short of the daily recommendation. Research presented at the...
(Issue date: 20 October 2009)
- EFSA delivers first opinions on ‘general function’ health claims
EFSA has published its first series of opinions on the list of ‘general function’ health claims compiled by Member States and the European Commission. Experts on EFSA’s Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)...
(Issue date: 16 October 2009)
- Heat forms harmful substance in high-fructose corn syrup
Researchers have established the conditions that foster formation of potentially dangerous levels of a toxic substance in the high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
(Issue date: 16 October 2009)
- Daily dose of color needed to fill America's 'phytonutrient gap'
Report by Nutrilite Health Institute is first major analysis of NHANES fruit and vegetable consumption by color.
(Issue date: 16 October 2009)
- Study shows how resveratrol counteracts diabetes
A naturally produced molecule called resveratrol, found in the skin of red grapes, has been shown to lower insulin levels in mice when injected directly into the brain, even when the animals ate a high-fat diet.
(Issue date: 16 October 2009)
