Child picks up parental fruit habits
If we see our parents eating fruit and vegetables the likelihood is we will follow in their footsteps, finds a UK study that has nailed several factors involved in infant consumption of fruit and vegetables.
Archives for March 10, 2004
Lipid Nutrition defends CLA manufacturing patent
Loders Croklaan specialty fats unit Lipid Nutrition has settled a patent dispute with Norwegian licensing company Natural, defending the rights to its manufacturing process for CLA, the leading product in its portfolio.
DHEA poses risks for athletes using high doses
Athletes who take the popular supplement DHEA to increase their testosterone levels and improve their performance may actually be raising levels of a hormone that could harm the prostate, according to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the...
US firm targets pharmacy-friendly Europeans
Endomatrix, a US-based based supplements company, has identified Europe as the biggest potential market for its flagship product Provasca, said to relieve key causes of cardiovascular disease.
Death toll from obesity catches up with tobacco
Deaths due to poor diet and lack of exercise have risen by more than a third in the last ten years, said the US government yesterday, citing new research that suggests obesity could soon overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death.
Trade regulator charges ephedra marketers
Direct mail marketers have agreed to pay $2.2 million in consumer redress and to stop certain deceptive advertising practices to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and unsubstantiated claims for weight loss in marketing...
Coffee may help tackle rise in diabetes
Drinking coffee seems to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a growing threat around the world due to the rise in obesity and ageing populations.
Doctors attack 'benefits' of low-carb diets
The reason low-carb dieters often lose weight and sometimes show improvements in their cholesterol, blood sugars, and blood pressures is because they are, in essence, sickened by the diet, writes a doctor in a science journal published this week.