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A diet combining a number of cholesterol-lowering plant components can cut bad cholesterol as much as first generation statin drugs, finds new research, suggesting that there may be a drug-free method of combating high cholesterol levels.
Research into frozen foods that took place more than 40 years ago will be recognised this week in a special ceremony to take place at the US Department of Agriculture's Western Regional Research Center. The research - known as time-temperature...
Nutritional supplements maker Reliv International said this week it has launched its patented nutritional supplement for healthy joint function in Mexico.
A project supported by the European Commission is studying fat-soluble vitamins A and E and carotenoids in order to assess their role in the human ageing process.
Eating a diet with less fat and more carbohydrates could lead to a modest but significant reduction in body weight - whatever the US fad no-carbo Atkins diet claims. The question is, does the type of carbohydrate, simple or complex, make a large...
Natural and organic food company the Hain Celestial Group this week announced it has bought Imagine Foods, a private non-dairy beverage company specializing in rice and soy milks and organic products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Despite massive efforts to promote the 5-a-day message, the average UK consumer is still not eating enough fruit and vegetables, finds a national survey carried out by the UK's Food Standards Agency and the Department of Health. Fewer than one in...
Aiming to profit from current booming calcium supplement sales, Swiss health foods company Wander has launched a powdered calcium supplement on the home market under the Jemalt brand.
Leading discount supplements retailer The Vitamin Shoppe has been bought by the private equity unit of Bear Stearns merchant bank for around $300 million, according to press reports this week.
Weight control is in the news again today with US agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland announcing the roll out in the US of a cooking oil to help combat obesity. Manufactured from soybean and canola oil the product has already been received with...