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Australia's food supply is one of the safest and cleanest in the world, according to results of the 20th Australian Total Diet Survey released last Friday. The survey, conducted by the Australian food agency Food Standards Australia New Zealand...
A European study aims to understand the impact of heterocyclic amines - developed in some heated foods - on the development of cancers. Preliminary findings suggest that plant foods could provide protection.
Green tea is not an effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer, say researchers reporting on a small in-vivo study, although the plant has previously been shown to decrease tumour size and cancer spread in mice.
The food industry has voiced its objections to the recently published draft WHO report on diet and nutrition and the prevention of diseases. One group claims there is an misleading emphasis on sugar.
A daily multivitamin may reduce the chances of getting ill, say US researchers, especially for people with type 2 diabetes.
A daily multivitamin appears to halve the chances of getting ill, suggest researchers. Results for diabetics show they could gain even more significant benefits from a daily vitamin.
Pregnant mothers who ate DHA-enriched eggs during the last three months of pregnancy had an increased length of gestation, report researchers.
Swedish probiotics firm BioGaia has signed a three-year agreement with Japanese marketing company Erina for the sale of its Reuteri tablets in Japan. The tablet has been specially designed for the Japanese market, says the company.