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Complex supplement feeds the eyes

Neurochemical Research Corp., a marketer of Condition-specific dietary supplements company Neurochemical Research Corp., this week revealed new evidence to support its latest product for the...

Fat production rates linked to obesity

Scientists may have found a reason why some women have a tendancy to put on weight very easily, the BBC reports this week.    They have...

Microalgae ingredients company sells stable isotope business

US company Martek Biosciences Corporation that develops, manufactures and sells products from microalgae for nutritional foods, announced recently that it has sold the assets of...

Botanical extract company launches new Red Clover product

Linnea, a Swiss manufacturer of botanical extracts, announced this week the launch of a new Red Clover extract.    According to Robin Ward, Linnea Marketing Manager,...

Herbal products association defends Ephedra

Evidence that the popular dietary supplement Ephedra may be effective and safe in weight loss arrived recently in the form of two published studies.    In...

Dietary supplement linked to liver damage

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers this week to stop using the dietary supplement Lipokinetix®.    According to the FDA the supplement has...

UK consumers lose control of their weight

Half of all Britons are beyond their ideal weight, a UK survey has found.    The survey, carried out by UK publication Slimming Magazine, questioned 2,000...

Ginger supplement to help arthritis pain

Ginger could be an effective treatment for arthritis, US researchers reveal this week.    In a recent clinical trial a pill containing extracts of the root...

Mayo Clinic acknowledges power of soy

Researchers do not yet know everything they would like to know about how nutrition affects your heart, the US Mayo Clinic says, but as research...

Vitamin price fixing, an update

German fine chemicals company BASF AG does not know when the European Commission will make a decision based on its investigation into vitamin price fixing,...

Survey confirms shoppers faith in food

American consumers believe that the food they eat can make a significant difference to their health, but many admit that their own diet needs improvement,...

EPA/DHA supplements fail product testing

Independent supplement tester ConsumerLab.com failed six out of twenty EPA/DHA supplements this week. In an extensive product quality investigation the company purchased and tested a...

WILD launches purple carrot product

"Wellness" drinks are currently recording high growth rates in the beverage industry. According to a statement from German ingredients company Wild, multifruit combinations, which offer...

Vitamin C levels plunge

Orange juice loses 30 per cent of its vitamin C soon after it is squeezed, and commercial orange juice has almost no natural vitamin C...

Energy drinks and alcohol, a dangerous combo

The newest rage among college students and teens is mixing energy drinks with alcohol, a potentially dangerous combination, says a US Ball State University researcher.   ...

Fish oil for fighting depression

Remember your mother telling you: "Eat your fish. It's good for your brain." She may just have been right.    Scientists think they have evidence that...

Cranberries, the top antioxidant source

The little red berry, the unremitting companion to our Christmas turkey, may be better for us than the accompanying broccoli , US researchers report this...

Red cherry to combat arthritis

Help for arthritis may have arrived in the form of the red tart cherry. Research scientists have found a natural source of anthocyanins, the free...

Soy diets do not help menopause symptoms

Soy-based diets do not improve menopause symptoms but do reduce blood pressure and lower cholesterol, researchers from Monash University in Melbourne have found.    A two-year...

Red clover supplement eases pain

A red clover isoflavone dietary supplement can lessen breast pain experienced by women during their menstrual cycles, researchers from Australia report this week.    The findings...

Oxford researchers uphold statin benefits

Researchers from Oxford University said yesterday on Tuesday that statins - a class of drug that lowers cholesterol - should be prescribed to anyone with...

Nutritional whey from Borculo Domo

Whey derivative producer Borculo Domo Ingredient introduced a new range of brand names at the Food Ingredients Europe 2001 exhibition in London last week.    The...

Cognis extends natural mixed carotenoid range

Cognis Nutrition & Health announced recently that it has added two more products to its Betatene® natural mixed carotenoid range.    New Betatene® 10%N is a...

Cocoa-consuming population stimulates study

Consumption of certain chocolates and cocoas may positively affect cardiovascular health, new research presented at the Unofficial Satellite Symposium of the American Heart Association Scientific...

Garlic to combat malaria

Compounds in garlic have been shown to be an effective treatment for malaria, the BBC reports this week.    Scientists at the University of Toronto, led...