Fishing for heart health
The Sikh population could significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by increasing their consumption of oily fish and as such their levels of beneficial fish oil fatty acids, suggests new research from the FSA.
Archives for April 6, 2003
Infants need more vitamin D, say doctors
Doctors in the US have raised recommended levels of vitamin D for infants because they say exposure to sunlight, which generates production of the vitamin in the skin, is no longer a safe way to prevent deficiency in children.
Act now to stem dramatic rise in cancer, says report
With cancer rates expected to rise 50 per cent to 15 million by 2020, a WHO report suggests that if governments act now, there are several ways to reduce these rates - especially through diet.
AHA calls for ban on ephedra supplements
Over-the-counter dietary supplements containing the ephedra herb do more harm than good and should be removed from the market, according to the American Heart Association.
Tate & Lyle ups fructose production
British manufacturer of carbohydrate ingredients Tate & Lyle is to expand the capacity of its krystar crystalline fructose plant in Lafayette, Indiana by 20 per cent. Due to be completed by August 2003, the company said that no additional staffing or...
Baby boomers drive cosmeceuticals growth
Demand for cosmeceutical products in the US is expected to increase 8.5 per cent per year to $5.1 billion in 2007, propelled by a stream of new and advanced age-defying product introductions, suggests a new report.
Mad elk disease, a reality?
The death of three hunters from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is likely to heighten fears that people in North America are contracting a new form of the fatal brain disorder from deer, reports the New Scientist.
Healthy future for ephedra alternatives
Supplement marketing firm Basic Research is preparing an aggressive international marketing campaign for the ephedra alternative Zantrex-3.
Regulating the Latin American market
The International Alliance of Dietary Supplement Associations (IADSA) is holding a conference in Brazil to help establish a set of regulations for food supplements in the Latin America region.
High fruit consumption not so healthy after all?
A correlation between high fruit and fruit drink consumption and risk of Parkinson's disease has been found by researchers in Honolulu, believed to be due to plant borne toxins, pesticides or herbicides.