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The Codex committee charged with supplements and foods for special uses has agreed to abolish the 100 per cent RDA measure for setting maximum levels of vitamins and minerals, as proposed in a draft guideline.
The European Commission is supporting a campaign run by the International Diabetes Federation to encourage the prevention of diabetes, through healthier diets.
Taking supplements of lycopene, the tomato-derived carotenoid making growing sales in the supplement market, may not be sufficient to fight against the onset of prostate cancer, say researchers in a new lab study. Whole tomato powder is significantly...
Calorie intake may not be a major factor in causing death by heart disease, according to a study, which questions the efficacy of dieting and low-calorie foods marketed for weight loss.
Scientists have developed a new cattle-feed supplement, which dramatically boosts the content of unsaturated fatty acids over saturated fats in cows' milk. It could also be used to reduce saturated fat in meat, suggest the US-based researchers.
Scientists have developed a new cattle-feed supplement, which dramatically boosts the content of unsaturated fatty acids over saturated fats in cows' milk. It could also be used to reduce saturated fat in meat, suggest the US-based researchers.
US researchers are investigating whether calcium intake, previously linked to lower weight in girls, could help prevent women from gaining too much weight when pregnant. They hope to better understand the link between the mineral and fat.
New York governor George Pataki this week signed into law a ban on the sale of all over-the-counter ephedra products in New York state, the third to ban the herbal.