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New research in the UK suggests that reducing the salt intake in people's diets may only have a slight effect on reducing blood pressure in the long term. Moves by food processors to reduce the 'hidden' salt in foods could have a very real benefit.
A survey carried out in Britain finds that certain food can improve mental health. The findings reported at a conference in London this week show that almost 90 per cent of people studied saw significant improvements in mood swings, panic attacks and...
The Nautilus Group, a US-based marketer and manufacturer of branded health and fitness products, is to extend its agreement with nutritional supplements maker Champion Nutrition.
Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University in the US on Thursday announced the launch of a national study to investigate the effect of high-dose vitamin D in combination with the chemotherapy agent docetaxel (Taxotere), for patients with...
CreaNutrition, the Swiss marketing and sales division of Swedish oat company SOF, has announced that its soluble oat fibre is to be used, making it the first 'functional food' in Sweden.
An investigation into the role of diet on bone health suggests that eating plenty of fruit and vegetables could be the key to slowing down the onset of osteoporosis in women. The research, commissioned by Britain's Food Standards Agency, also...
Artificial sweeteners are less likely to lead to weight gain in overweight people than consumption of foods containing sucrose, according to research from the US published this week. With rates of obesity increasing worldwide, the research offers some...
Dutch life science company DSM, together with Agennix, a US developer of recombinant human lactoferrin, has opened a new manufacturing facility on DSM's fermentation site in Capua, Italy.
New evidence suggests that drinking the increasingly popular green tea may provide some relief to allergy sufferers.