Walnuts protect the heart
Walnuts could help protect the heart against coronary disease, the western world's number one killer, report Spanish scientists.
Archives for March 29, 2004
Million-dollar upgrade for Reliv plant.
Reliv International, a manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements has announced a $1 million investment to upgrade the company's manufacturing plant.
Walnuts good for the heart
New research on walnuts - a key ingredient in a host of cakes and bakery goods - will help manufacturers in the mature bakery market gain a slice of the burgeoning health-promoting food trend.
Corn 'leftovers' a factory for lycopene
Boosting 'added-value' opportunities for companies working with corn, new research from government scientists on a fungus could hold the key to using corn fibre as a factory for the production of the potent antioxidant lycopene, making it a far...
Soy blocks prostate cancer?
A little-known molecule created in the intestine when soy is digested is a powerful blocker of a potent male hormone involved in prostate cancer and male pattern baldness, shows a new animal study.
Lycopene mechanism against cancer, new findings
The tomato-derived carotenoid lycopene may reduce risk of cancer by activating special cancer preventive enzymes, according to a new lab study by an Israeli team.
Eating soy may stop prostate cancer, male baldness
A little-known molecule created in the intestine when soy is digested is a powerful blocker of a potent male hormone involved in prostate cancer and male pattern baldness, shows a new animal study.
Supplement recall after vitamin D error
Texas firm Aloe Commodities International has recalled 1600 bottles of its Solutions IE Ageless Formula II, after a manufacturing error led to significantly higher-than-labeled levels of vitamin D3.
Weider's marketing strategy pays off
Weider Nutrition International has reported a turnaround in operating profit for its third quarter. The selling and marketing expenses for the company's Move Free brand - that caused profits to plummet in the first half of 2004 - is beginning to pay...