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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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.