Gut feeling: new research on intestinal health
TNO Nutrition and Food Research of the Netherlands has recently launched a project designed to verify the various claims relating to functional food ingredients.
Archives for January 29, 2003
Support for 'heart healthy' ingredient
Provexis, the UK company whose main product CardioFlow, a novel extract from tomato, has been shown to be beneficial to the heart, has been given a major boost with the addition of a leading British scientist to its Scientific Advisory Board.
Plant-derived pharma: analysing growth
An estimated one-quarter of the prescription drugs sold in the United States, Canada and Europe contain active ingredients derived from plants, claims a new report from BCC research. Global over-the-counter sales of plant-derived drugs are estimated...
Siberian tea: the next ginseng?
Nutritional supplements company Enzymatic Therapy has introduced Rhodiola Energy, a Rhodiola rosea extract based on the clinically studied herb. Is this the next ginseng?
Search is on for new medicinal plants
A botanicals research project has been launched by ingredients supplier Unigen Pharmaceuticals and the consultants Botanical Liaisons to discover new plants that could be used in natural medicines.
Vitamins add pep to Wyeth results
Sales at Wyeth consumer healthcare decreased 6 per cent in the 2002 fourth quarter and 3 per cent for the 2002 full year. Poor performance of the cough and cold products was however partly offset by sales of Centrum vitamins.
Minute Maid plays the health and nutrition card
Minute Maid, the orange juice drink from Coca-Cola, will now feature health and nutrition advice from the Mayo Clinic on its packaging in the US, an additional bonus for a drink which is already touted as a healthy product.