Hi Japan, focus on booming market
Japan's established health foods market continues to grow, by an average of 8 per cent annually over the past five years. Suppliers of innovative ingredients could gain access to the market at this year's Hi Japan.
Archives for July 28, 2003
Nutrition bar with phytosterols for European market
German functional food and supplement maker WellPlus Trade is developing a bar prototype to contain Israeli firm Enzymotec's heart-healthy MultOil.
Soy protein - actions on heart health
Increasing the intake of soy isoflavones may have little effect on either LDL or HDL cholesterol, concludes a review by Dutch researchers. But soy protein could help reduce heart disease risk by improving endothelial function, suggests another study.
Children give food industry something to think about
Food manufacturers are deliberately targeting children with high-calorie, low-nutrient foods, claims a new report from UK consumer group The Food Commission. The food industry fights back, underlining its 'responsible' marketing practices.
What makes soy protein heart healthy?
Increasing the intake of soy isoflavones may have little effect on either LDL or HDL cholesterol, concludes a review by Dutch researchers, while a Chilean team finds that soy protein can improve endothelial function despite producing no improvement on...
Balance Bar tips in favor of sweetness
The Balance Bar brand has added three new sweet-tasting flavors to its nutrition bar range, including a chocolate cookie dough flavor, which it claims remains a healthy snack food.
Could supplements keep elderly fit?
Anemia, a condition caused by vitamin and mineral deficiency, doubles the risk of serious physical decline in the elderly, according to a new study. The researchers do not yet know if vitamin supplements could prevent elderly disability but suggest...
NBTY takes control of Rexall
Supplement maker NBTY completed its purchase of Numico's ailing vitamin business Rexall Sundown last week, and immediately cut jobs at the unit.
Rocky results for TFF
US firm Technology Flavors & Fragrances continues to falter in 2003 with a 70 per cent decrease in net income for the second quarter, a decrease in net sales of 5.7 per cent and rising operating costs.
Advertising authority clamps down on shaky health claims
A UK-based firm has been ordered to withdraw advertising for a joint health supplement, which made claims that were not supported by science, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).