- Chewing almonds boosts satiety
New almond study shows that thorough chewing may influence feelings of fullness
(Issue date: 03 June 2009)
- CBI develops edible TruTags for directly labeling products
RFID tags on packs could be a thing of the past after American scientists revealed an edible tag that can even be used to track and trace and authenticate individual pills.
(Issue date: 03 June 2009)
- FDA to study ways to be more open with public
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an agency long criticized for not informing the public about its inner workings, announced that it has created a task force to study how to be more transparent.
(Issue date: 02 June 2009)
- Dietary antioxidants important for sperm quality
Low antioxidant intake is associated with low reproductive capacity in semen. This is the finding of a new study carried out in two infertility centres in Spain, and which has been published online in the journal Fertility and...
(Issue date: 02 June 2009)
- German states ban Red Bull cola after cocaine trace found
Retailers in six German states have stopped selling Red Bull Cola energy drinks after tests showed samples contained trace amounts of cocaine.
(Issue date: 26 May 2009)
- Vitamin D may reduce decline in mental agility
Getting more of the "Sunshine vitamin" may make you brighter later in life, according to a study published that bolsters evidence vitamin D may help older people stay mentally fit.
(Issue date: 26 May 2009)
- McDonald's aims for 100% sustainable packaging by 2010
McDonald's Europe aims to use packaging produced using 100% renewable sources by 2010, the fast-food chain revealed in its sustainability report this week.
(Issue date: 26 May 2009)
- Carbohydrate restriction may slow prostate tumor growth
Restricting carbohydrates, regardless of weight loss, appears to slow the growth of prostate tumors, according to an animal study being published this week by researchers in the Duke Prostate Center.
(Issue date: 26 May 2009)
- Meat intake not linked to breast cancer
A large study has found no link between eating meat -- total meat, red meat, processed meat, or meat cooked at high temperatures -- and the risk of breast cancer in older women.
(Issue date: 26 May 2009)
- Certain foods may thwart age-related vision loss
A new study suggests that older adults who eat diets rich in citrus fruits, leafy greens and fish oil, but low in "glycemic index," may have a lower risk of age-related macular degeneration -- the leading cause of vision loss...
(Issue date: 14 May 2009)
- Committee on Toxicity releases statement on glucosamine
The Committee on Toxicity (COT) has published its view on whether glucosamine, a popular food supplement, can cause hepatitis.
(Issue date: 14 May 2009)
- EFSA launches a call for external scientific experts
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a call to select external reviewers for a working group that will help the Authority evaluate the quality of its scientific work. The call will close on 15 June 2009.
(Issue date: 14 May 2009)
- Folic acid reduces risk of congenital heart defects
Researchers at the McGill University Health Centre show the effectiveness of folic acid in preventing congenital heart defects.
(Issue date: 14 May 2009)
- Vitamins C and E may 'undo exercise efforts'
Taking vitamins after exercise may undo some of the beneficial effects of the workout, new research suggests.
(Issue date: 14 May 2009)
- Alcan's 'revolutionary' metal champagne closure: first pictures
Alcan's world-first metal champagne closure is operated by a lever and has cost EUR 1m to develop, the company has revealed.
(Issue date: 08 May 2009)
- Vitamin E may be effective against male-pattern baldness
A new study suggests that hair loss and baldness may be treated with a specific form of vitamin E.
(Issue date: 08 May 2009)
- Consumers more likely to identify healthy food using traffic light nutrition labels
Consumers are five times more likely to identify healthy food when they see colour-coded traffic light nutrition labels than when labels present the information numerically by showing what percentage of the recommended daily...
(Issue date: 07 May 2009)
- Study in pregnant women suggests probiotics may help ward off obesity
One year after giving birth, women were less likely to have the most dangerous kind of obesity if they had been given probiotics from the first trimester of pregnancy, found new research that suggests manipulating the balance of...
(Issue date: 07 May 2009)
- Honeybees are on the rise but demand grows faster
The notion that a decline in pollinators may threaten the human food supply – producing a situation that has been referred to as a "pollination crisis" – can be considered a myth, at least where honey bees are concerned, say...
(Issue date: 07 May 2009)
- Pork trade bans on flu unjustified
Trade bans on pork products on fears they may transmit flu are unjustified as the disease was not found in pigs and even if it was, flu cannot be transmitted by eating meat, the World Animal Health body said.
(Issue date: 29 April 2009)
