DSM boosts lactoferrin production
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.
Archives for September 19, 2002
CreaNutrition promotes functional food ingredient
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.
Artificial sweeteners get healthy boost
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...
FSA investigates role of diet on bone health
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...
Green tea may fight allergies
New evidence suggests that drinking the increasingly popular green tea may provide some relief to allergy sufferers.
Vitamin D impact on prostate cancer
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...
Mood food - research finds a strong link between certain foods and mental health
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...
Nautilus extends supplements deal
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.
Dietary salt reduction- the long-term impact on blood pressure
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.