Folic acid deficiency linked to child cancer
Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research report a possible link between levels of folic acid available to the baby in the womb and leukaemia in children.
Archives for April 24, 2003
New B vitamin discovered in Japan
Japanese researchers have discovered a new vitamin that has an important role in immune response and fertility in mice. The chemical, pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ), may have a similar function in humans, they said.
Good growth at Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett parent company NBTY posted a 10 per cent rise in sales for the 2003 second quarter to $278 million (€253.5m). The firm which has been expanding retail operations in Europe said it will continue to make acquisitions to boost its...
Acrylamide, one year on
Risk assessors from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) repeated their call for the levels of acrylamide in foods to be reduced as far and as quickly as possible. Speaking one year after the Swedish National Food Administration...
Gathering evidence for chromium picolinate
A recent conference on chromium picolinate highlighted the evidence backing the use of chromium in glucose control for people with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, suggests chromium maker Nutrition 21.
Nautilus launches silver-enhanced water
Nautilus Mineral Waters of America has introduced a bottled water with added colloidal silver for tourists to protect against traveler's diarrhea.
Tough quarter for flavour company
Lower sales volumes and higher selling expenses resulted in a drop in net sales for the first quarter ended 31 March 2003 for US company Technology Flavors & Fragrances (TFF).