Childhood habits lead to obesity
Chinese children are likely to maintain their dietary intake patterns from childhood into adolescence, a new study has found.
Archives for March 5, 2002
Lipid emulsion, vitamin E combo examined
Recent research from Belgium shows that supplementing a lipid emulsion containing medium-chain triglycerides with vitamin E is more effective than conventional long-chain triglyceride emulsion.
Nutritional drinks live up to claims
A recent test of 26 nutrition powders in the US showed that 24 of them lived up to their claims regarding carbohydrate, fats and proteins. But the study by independent testers ConsumerLab.com showed that some products contained unlabelled ingredients.
Fat content and calorie-count are priority on food labels
Research into food label design shows that consumers check the calorie and fat content first on food labels, and while they understand the term 'trace,' they confuse the terms sodium and salt.
Fungus by any other name
The US-based Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has called on the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to stop what it calls the "deceptive labelling" of a new, fungus-based meat substitute being marketed by Marlow Foods under the brand name...
Labels confusing for food allergy sufferers
People with food allergies depend heavily on the information provided on food labels to protect them from potentially fatal attacks, but new research shows that there is a still a long way to go before the level of information provided on labels is...
Stopping statins may cause rebound that triples risk of death
Heart disease patients who stop using cholesterol-lowering drugs while they are hospitalised for chest pain are trebling their risk of death or heart attack, according to research in the rapid access publication of Circulation: Journal of the American...
'Lean' gene the key to weight loss?
A mouse that was genetically genetically altered to get fat, remained slim and trim thanks to the removal of a particular gene, according to researchers in the US.