Archives for June 23, 2002

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Smile - oestrogen is good for the teeth

Scientists in the US have discovered a happy side-effect of hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women. Oestrogen, when taken in association with calcium and vitamin D, can help prevent tooth loss.

Weight loss without the jitters?

BioTech of the US has introduced a new weight loss supplement called Norexin which it claims will enable consumers to lose weight without any unwanted side-effects which may be related to the use of other slimming products.

Taking on the media - can it drive supplement sales?

Pedro Vieira, marketing manager for Kemin Foods Europe spoke to NutraIngredients.com about boosting public awareness of the eye health supplement lutein and making a US public relations campaign work in Europe.

Herbal drink joins energy drink range

The Dr Enuf energy drink range has been extended with the addition of a new herbal variant, Herbal Dr Enuf, a cherry-flavoured drink containing ginseng and guarana.

Fish oil supplements withdrawn in UK

The UK Food Standards Agency has published the results of a survey of dioxin and dioxin-like PCBs in 33 branded fish oil supplements bought from UK retailers, and has withdrawn two batches from sale after they were found to contain unlawfully high...