- Work conditions impact parents' food choices
Parents use many strategies to cope with competing work and family demands.
(Issue date: 14 September 2009)
- Coconut oil extract may be a weapon against food bacteria
Monolaurin, an extract from coconut oil, could be used as a antimicrobial agent in foods, according to a study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
(Issue date: 14 September 2009)
- Fast food meals smaller than restaurant meals
A new study in the Review of Agricultural Economics compares fast food and table service meals at restaurants. Results show that both are larger and have more calories than meals prepared at home, with the typical fast food meal...
(Issue date: 14 September 2009)
- EFSA publishes guidance for assessing the safety of botanicals
The European Food Safety Authority has published advice for food authorities on how to assess the safety of botanical materials and preparations which are intended for use in food supplements.
(Issue date: 14 September 2009)
- Gene found that protects high-fat-diet mice from obesity
University of Michigan researchers have identified a gene that acts as a master switch to control obesity in mice. When the switch is turned off, even high-fat-diet mice remain thin.
(Issue date: 04 September 2009)
- Study shows quercitin does not enhance athletic performance
The antioxidant quercetin is increasingly being marketed as a supplement that boosts athletic performance, but a new University of Georgia study finds that it is no better than a placebo.
(Issue date: 04 September 2009)
- More companies avoiding food colours linked to hyperactivity
More food businesses have joined those that have already stopped using the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in children.
(Issue date: 04 September 2009)
- United Biscuits pushes pouches for snacks
United Biscuits (UB) is expanding its use of pouches with the launch of 125g packs of McVitie's Minis in an attempt to steal market share from the confectionery sector.
(Issue date: 04 September 2009)
- Cranberry juice questioned as treatment for urinary tract infections
Current clinical evidence for using cranberry juice to combat urinary tract infections is 'unsatisfactory and inconclusive', according to Raul Raz, a member of Faculty of 1000 Medicine.
(Issue date: 26 August 2009)
- Packaging 'needs consolidation and price increases'
Paper packaging leaders have called for consolidation and price increases to help the sector take advantage of gradually improving demand.
(Issue date: 26 August 2009)
- Cull watermelons - the newest renewable energy source?
Watermelon juice can be a valuable source of biofuel. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Biotechnology for Biofuels have shown that the juice of reject watermelons can be efficiently fermented into...
(Issue date: 26 August 2009)
- New link between pre-eclampsia and diet
A chemical compound found in unpasteurised food has been detected in unusually high levels in the red blood cells of pregnant women with the condition pre-eclampsia.
(Issue date: 26 August 2009)
- Choline may help lower risk of birth defects
Research published online in the journal Epidemiology found that higher levels of total blood choline, an essential nutrient found in eggs, are associated with a 2.5-fold reduction in risk for neural tube birth defects (NTDs).
(Issue date: 13 August 2009)
- High-fat diet decreases short-term memory capacity
New research in the FASEB Journal shows that high-fat diets are just as unhealthful in the short term as they are in the long term.
(Issue date: 13 August 2009)
- Study shows meal replacements aid weight loss
Meal replacements in a medically supervised weight loss program are successful in facilitating weight loss, according to a new study conducted at the University of Kentucky. The study appears in the August 2009 issue of the...
(Issue date: 13 August 2009)
- Carnitine supplements reverse glucose intolerance in animals
Supplementing obese rats with the nutrient carnitine helps the animals to clear the extra sugar in their blood, something they had trouble doing on their own, researchers at Duke University Medical Center report.
(Issue date: 13 August 2009)
- White tea may keep have anti-ageing benefits
New research shows it might be wise to opt for white tea if you want to reduce your risk of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis or even just age-associated wrinkles.
(Issue date: 12 August 2009)
- Will food and beverage stocks lead the recovery?
When the market weakens, any industry that manages to keep its business relatively healthy deserves a closer look from investors.
(Issue date: 11 August 2009)
- Kraft Foods makes good on promise to reduce water use
Kraft Foods, the world’s second largest food company, announced today that it has exceeded its goals for reducing water consumption.
(Issue date: 11 August 2009)
- Britain wants "rethink" on food production
Britain must find ways to grow more food while using less water, energy and fertilizers to help feed a growing world population and offset the effects of climate change on agriculture, the government said.
(Issue date: 11 August 2009)
