Foods to reduce heart disease?
EU-funded projects to explore the physiological effects from eating foods with added soy-derived isoflavones are hoping to see benefits for bone health and heart disease reduction in women.
Archives for June 5, 2003
Cut the acrylamide, a call to food companies
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should require food manufacturers to limit the amount of the potential carcinogen acrylamide in their products, said the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a nonprofit US organisation, this week...
MilkCal - rival for coral calcium
Creative Enterprises International has anounced a marketing agreement with Affinity Products to market MilkCal calcium, a calcium supplement said to be derived from pure milk.
BioGaia moves south to Italian market
Swedish firm BioGaia, known for its probiotic LifeTop straw, has signed an agreement with a small Italian company for the sale of its Reuteri tablets on the Italian market.
Isoflavone supplements show no effect on menopause symptoms
Supplements containing a soy compound were no better than a placebo at relieving the symptoms of menopause, according to a Finnish study published in this month's Obstetrics and Gynecology journal.
R&D focus for flavours at Danisco
Danish ingredients company Danisco will expand its flavour creation centres in The Netherlands and Belgium as part of the restructuring of the flavour research and development facilities to improve capabilities and efficiency.
Raspberries with cream?
Raspberry extracts could soon become the basis of anti-aging creams, suggest researchers who have identified powerful chemicals in the fruit and other berries that can improve the body's resistance to skin aging and sun exposure.
A cooler way to take vitamins
J. Leonard Neutraceuticals has developed a new delivery method for children's vitamins - the Yikes! Multi-Vitamin Freeze Pops, said to contain the full RDA of all essential vitamins.
US develops CoQ10 manufacturing method
CoQ10 supplements, currently manufactured by fermentation only in Japan, may eventually be synthesized in the United States thanks to research at the University of California, Santa Barbara, reports the university this week.
Seaweed contains natural antibiotic
Seaweed species have been found to defend themselves from specific pathogens with naturally occurring antibiotics, which could present oppportunities for future nutraceuticals, report US researchers.
Numico remains hush on GNC sale
A report in a US newspaper has fuelled rumours that Dutch food group Numico is about to auction its US retail chain GNC. While Numico has not confirmed the news, media reports suggest that the firm may receive some informal bids this weekend.