- Fruit extract shows promise as weight-loss aid
An extract derived from a West African fruit may help overweight people shed pounds and lower their cholesterol, a new study suggests.
(Issue date: 29 March 2009)
- Groups urge FDA changes to boost U.S. food safety
The Obama administration should appoint a senior food safety official within the Food and Drug Administration as a first step toward safeguarding the U.S. food supply, two advocacy groups said.
(Issue date: 29 March 2009)
- Calcium plus vitamin D may help shed body fat
Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may help overweight women to lose body fat, but only if their calcium intake from food is already quite low, a small study suggests.
(Issue date: 29 March 2009)
- Very hot tea may cause throat cancer: study
Drinking hot tea may cause throat cancer, Iranian researchers, suggesting people should let steaming drinks cool before consuming them.
(Issue date: 29 March 2009)
- Probiotics may help patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Probiotic products, which contain living microbes that aid digestion, may help relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, according to Dr. Nourieh Hoveyda and colleagues from University of Oxford.
(Issue date: 22 March 2009)
- Congress scolds food makers on safety lapse
U.S. lawmakers scolded firms that purchased now-recalled peanut products for failing to ensure the goods were safe and relying on audits from a firm that had links with the Peanut Corp of America, which made the tainted products.
(Issue date: 22 March 2009)
- Green tea may help keep gums healthy
A cup of green tea per day may help keep gum disease at bay, a new study suggests.
(Issue date: 22 March 2009)
- Moderate drinking may help build bone density
People who enjoy a glass or two of wine or beer every day could be helping to keep their bones strong, new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests.
(Issue date: 22 March 2009)
- Researchers find gene that turns carbs into fat
U.S. researchers have found a gene responsible for turning a plate of pasta into fat, offering new clues about how the body metabolizes carbohydrates and how they contribute to obesity.
(Issue date: 22 March 2009)
- Secret of gouda cheese flavour linked to gamma-glutamyl peptides
Almost 800 years after farmers in the village of Gouda in Holland first brought a creamy new cheese to market, scientists in Germany say they have cracked the secret of Gouda’s good taste. They have identified the key protein...
(Issue date: 08 March 2009)
- More companies join voluntary ban on food colours linked to hyperactivity
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has updated its list of product ranges from food manufacturers, caterers and retailers that do not contain the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children.
(Issue date: 08 March 2009)
- High fructose levels may promote diabetes: new clues from animal study
A new animal study may help explain why diets high in the sugar fructose have been linked to insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes.
(Issue date: 08 March 2009)
- Low vitamin D may be more widespread problem than thought
Many U.S. teenagers -- including half of African Americans -- would be considered vitamin D-deficient if the definition of deficiency were changed to what many experts recommend, a new study finds.
(Issue date: 08 March 2009)
- Mushrooms strengthen immunity: mouse study
Mushrooms could give the immune system a hand in attacking foreign invaders, if the effects in mice translate to humans.
(Issue date: 08 March 2009)
- Neptune's krill omega-3 awarded Novel Food status and PARNUTS
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. announced that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved Neptune Krill Oil (NKO®) as a Novel Food and PARNUTS for commercialization in the European Union.
(Issue date: 24 February 2009)
- Vitamin D may protect against common cold
People with asthma and other preexisting lung diseases face an especially exaggerated year-round risk from a deficiency.
(Issue date: 24 February 2009)
- China illegal additives still blight food: official
Chinese dairy products, flour, meat and other foods remain dangerously tainted with illegal additives despite a crackdown, the country's health ministry said.
(Issue date: 24 February 2009)
- Peanut allergy may be treatable: study
Children with severe peanut allergies given small daily doses of peanut flour were able to build tolerance to the nuts, according to a study that suggests it is possible to treat the potentially deadly condition.
(Issue date: 24 February 2009)
- Dietary calcium may cut colorectal cancer risk
Calcium is vital for bone health, and may be important for reducing colorectal cancer risk, too, according to a U.S. study.
(Issue date: 24 February 2009)
- Enzymotec raises $11 million from investors, including Arancia
Israeli phospholipids specialist is also finalizing an additional $7 million in credit.
(Issue date: 18 February 2009)
