Consumer weight-loss product reaches retailers
Chromium products maker Nutrition 21 is extending the market for its Lite Bites Fat Fighting System nutrition bars, with distribution on a retail test market to begin this week.
Archives for February 11, 2003
Russian firm introduces chitosan,vitamin C combo
Russian company Oligopharm has developed a new dietary supplement based on chitosan oligosaccharide ascorbate. The company claims the ingredient has powerful effects on a number of symptoms, including osteoarthritis and can also lower blood pressure.
Call for funds to review melatonin
UK scientists claim that funding should be provided to back proper testing of the supplement melatonin, used to relieve jet lag symptoms, so that it can be widely used by the public.
Quaker merger boosts PepsiCo profits
The merger of PepsiCo with compatriot Quaker Oats gave a major boost to operating profits at the giant snack food and soft drinks group in 2002 - and the recent reorganisation of the international business should lead to further gains in 2003.
Roche completes exit from vitamins business
Roche has completed its previously announced exit from the vitamins business, signing a contract yesterday with Dutch speciality chemicals group DSM, the new owner of its vitamins and carotenoids unit. Roche added that it has also settled all...
Calorie restriction shows further disease-fighting potential
Cutting the number of meals and calorie intake can not only prolong life span in animals but may also be able to delay the onset of Huntington's disease, suggest US researchers this week.
Celiac disease more prevalent than thought
One out of every 133 Americans may have celiac disease, according to results from one of the largest studies ever on the disease, found to be much more common in the US than previously thought.
Snack foods - redefining our diet
Consumer demand for convenience is a major factor behind the growth of the US snacks sector, but a new report warns the many health foods manufacturers getting in on the trend that convenience still beats the desire for better nutrition when it comes...