Overweight children fail to meet govt targets
More than 20 per cent of Los Angeles school children are overweight, according to a study presented at the national meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine in San Diego on Friday.
Archives for February 24, 2003
Pallone puts pressure on health secretary
"I am concerned that continuing promises have been made without results," Congressman Frank Pallone said in a letter this week, referring to the FDA's failure to release GMP regulations.
Egg fans lower breast cancer risk
Women who eat more eggs as teenagers may be less likely to develop breast cancer later on, say researchers at Harvard University. They also found that butter tended to raise the risk of the disease while people who use vegetable oil instead reduce the...
Sales down at Wessanen
Dutch food group Wessanen has reported full year sales of €2.8 billion in 2002, down from €4 billion a year earlier, but continues to stress that its efforts to restructure the company will pay off in the long term.
Refreshing growth for oxygenated water
Sales of oxygenated water in North America, western Europe and Japan increased by 45 per cent last year, but the market still remains niche, claims Zenith International. And it is likely to remain so until a major soft drinks group decides to get in...
Vitamin K - a role in bone health
Women with a low vitamin K intake may be at increased risk of bone fractures, suggests research in this month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
FDA extends phytosterol health claim
The US Food and Drug Administration is to expand use of the phytosterol heart-health claim to a broader range of foods and beverages. The move was triggered by requests from Cargill Health & Food Technologies, the company said last week.
Ephedra industry tries to allay fears
The ephedra industry is attempting to reassure consumers of the safety of the herb, taken to aid weight-loss, after reports in the national press last week linked ephedra supplements to the death of baseball player Steve Bechler.