Fortification campaigners yesterday urged millers in the Middle
East and Africa to add vitamins to their products to help fight
nutrient deficiencies common in the region.
Eating foods rich in B-vitamins and folate, such as green, leafy
vegetables, could help prevent against age-related mental decline
according to a study published this month.
A new report highlights the fact that vitamin D, otherwise known as
the sunshine vitamin, is just as essential in the fight against
oral diseases as calcium.
UK food authorities have told the government to push for national
exceptions to permitted levels of vitamins and minerals under the
new European food supplements law.
Vitamin C may have the potential to fight cancer but only in such
high doses that it has to be injected intravenously, suggests new
laboratory research.
Cranberry ingredient supplier Decas Botanical Synergies is doubling
production capacity for its cranberry seed oil to meet strong
anticipated demand from food and beverage makers.
Leading vitamin and specialty chemicals maker DSM opened its first
research and development centre in China today, designed to help it
achieve strong sales growth from this market in the next three
years.
The UK's Food Standards Agency said yesterday that people at risk
of osteoporosis should avoid taking supplements containing vitamin
A, including fish liver oils.
A new study indicates that the mandatory addition of folic acid to
all grain products has had less of an impact on neural tube defects
in non-Hispanic black births than other racial and ethnic groups,
prompting renewed pressure on...
Mice given high doses of vitamin E lived on average 40 per cent
longer than a control group, report Spanish and Argentinian
researchers, who suggest the results are down to the vitamin's
antioxidant power.
Low doses of the active form of vitamin D and non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs act as a powerful combination to halt the
growth of prostate cancer cells, say US scientists.
Taking a high-dose vitamin C supplement everyday reduced the number
of colds experienced by people in a Japanese trial, although intake
of the vitamin appeared to have no impact on the severity or
duration.
Taking supplements of L-Carnipure tartrate during pregnancy can
significantly reduce the increased level of plasma free fatty acids
that is considered the main cause of insulin resistance in pregnant
women, shows a new study.
Tocotrienols appear to be better than the more common vitamin E
form alpha-tocopherol at stopping an initial stage of
atherosclerosis, a condition responsible for more than half the
deaths in developed countries, reveals a study.
Soft drinks, particularly fruit juices, are set to make a greater
contribution to Britons' heart health, as both innovative small
businesses and major players roll out new, heart healthy drinks.
Vitamin B5 supplier Charles Bowman is taking steps to prevent a
shortage in the US market, following the acquisition by Xinfu
Biochemical Company of the next biggest player in China.
Energy drinks will account for £1 of every £5 spent by Britons on
soft drinks this year, according to a new survey by Mintel that
reveals the phenomenal growth of this sector.
Older adults who consume at least 400 micrograms of folate from the
diet or supplements each day could more than halve their risk of
developing Alzheimer's disease, suggests a new study.
Men with early stage prostate cancer who make intensive changes to
their lifestyle and diet- including consumption of wholegrains- may
stop the disease's progress.
Taking vitamin E supplements, as well as a higher intake of the B
vitamins riboflavin and thiamine, could slow cataract progession,
suggest US researchers.
Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service have hit on a way
to make melons more nutritious - by spraying them with potassium
while they are still growing on the vine.
A review of studies investigating possible causes of cognitive
decline and dementia in later life has drawn attention to a lack of
vitamin B12 and other nutritional factors that may increase the
risk.
Better-tasting and convenient performance foods are attracting
growing numbers of Europeans, many of whom are not sports
professionals, reveals a new report.
A chemically produced folate, said to be several times more
bioavailable than folic acid and recently approved for food use in
Europe, gives premium supplement makers a chance to differentiate
from the commonly marketed form of the...
NeutraHealth, a UK shell company created to buy up nutraceutical
businesses, said today that it has made its first acquisition, the
probiotic supplement maker BioCare.
Women planning to have a baby should increase their folate intake
if they want their child to reach optimal weight, finds new
research that links the vitamin for the first time to birth weight.
Multivitamin and mineral supplements do not appear to prevent
infections in older people living at home, report researchers in
Scotland today, raising questions for a significant segment of the
supplement-taking population.
Australia's food regulator, one of the toughest on fortification,
looks set to open up the market for calcium and vitamin-enriched
cereal beverages, and is also looking at sterols in juices,
writes Dominique Patton.
Fortifying milk with folic acid offers an accessible source of the
vitamin, report Dutch researchers who tested bioavailability of the
nutrient in a clinical trial.
Plummeting prices for the animal feed ingredient lysine and the
costs of restructuring pressurized vitamin C production virtually
eliminated profits at BASF's fine chemicals division this year,
reports Dominique Patton.
Supplement makers will need more innovative products and more
effective marketing to capitalize on a surge in demand for bone
health care in coming years, writes Dominique Patton.
European mistrust of GM ingredients is creating strong demand for
Chinese plant sterols and natural vitamin E, increasingly backed by
third-party certification, writes Dominique Patton.
Increasing vitamin C intake could help people with severe asthma,
report researchers today, who call for further investigation of the
vitamin's role in protecting against the disease, writes
Dominique Patton.
Swiss fine chemicals group Lonza said yesterday that it saw strong
demand for its nutrition products during the first half but high
raw material and energy costs continued to erode margins, writes
Dominique Patton.
New milk drinks fortified with vitamins are to be sold by Britain's
third biggest supermarket, Sainsbury's, as functional dairy
continues to break into the UK's mainstream food sector, writes
Chris Mercer.
A new study at Winthrop University Hospital indicates that vitamin
D3 supplementation may not prevent bone loss in postmenopausal
African-American women, writes Jess Halliday.
Britain and France are leading launches of functional, bottled
water in Europe, yet the trend remains in the grip of niche sectors
and still below flavour in the R&D priority list of the big
players, reports Chris Mercer.
Beverage fortification solutions on display at the IFT show suggest
that manufacturers do not need to sacrifice clarity or taste in
order to meet growing consumer demand for functional products,
writes Anthony Fletcher.
Elderly people who are frail and at risk for bone fractures may be
helped somewhat by giving them both vitamin D and calcium,
according to the results of a new review of previous studies.
A report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine this week has
come in for criticism from the Council for Responsible Nutrition,
which says it was based on a flawed study, reports Jess
Halliday.
Foods designed to help slow ageing are exploding onto the European
market, with mainstream manufacturers confirming that the trend may
be here to stay, reports Dominique Patton.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added fuel
to the fire over vitamin E with the publication of a report showing
that 11.3 percent of survey respondents consume more than 400 IU a
day from vitamins, minerals...
The court ruling on the European food supplements directive has
resulted in a win-win situation for industry, says one of the
groups that took the Commission to court over the laws, reports
Dominique Patton.
The European food supplements directive is valid, decided a
European court ruling today, ending months of uncertainty for much
of the region's supplements industry, and disappointing those
behind a major effort to overturn the...
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