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Folic acid could dramatically reduce the risk of heart disease, deep vein thrombosis and stroke according to researchers in this week's British Medical Journal. Scientists report that the vitamin can reduce levels of homocysteine in the body, a...
Swiss chemicals group Lonza has patented a method for increasing intestinal absorption of fat soluble vitamins in post-menopausal women, using its L-carnitine product.
Coffee drinking raises homocysteine levels and risk factors for coronary heart disease, finds the latest research which fuels the ongoing debate on coffee's impact on heart health. Dutch researchers found that brewed coffee had a strong effect on...
Drinking grape juice may be a better alternative to taking supplements, say researchers, who report that concord grape juice's powerful antioxidant effects may offer extra benefits that supplements do not.
Following recent advice by the American Heart Association confirming the benefits of omega 3 on heart health, Martek BioSciences reports on a trial showing that DHA supplements improved arterial flow in children patients at risk of coronary heart...
Cargill Sweeteners North America forms marketing alliance with sugar beet cooperative to sell and distribute its sugar products to food and beverage manufacturers. Both companies hope the agreement will lead to the development of innovative ingredient...
Following reports in the UK press last week that a government-funded study for the UK Food Standards Agency suggests free-range and organic chickens are twice as likely as battery hens to be contaminated with the food-poisoning bacteria campylobacter,...
The antioxidants in blueberries may help to improve memory, report researchers in the Agricultural Research Service journal this month.