DSM to double ARA output
DSM Food Specialties is to double the volume of arachidonic acid (ARA) produced for its US partner Martek Biosciences to meet rapidly growing demand, the Dutch firm said this week, writes Dominique Patton.
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Supplement raises fertility stakes
A dietary supplement containing a mixture of herbals, vitamins and amino acids may help boost fertility in women who have difficulty conceiving, according to a US researcher, writes Dominique Patton.
Tea polyphenols to combat prostate cancer
Natural treatments for prostate cancer are fast gaining scientific evidence for their efficacy in human patients.
Lycopene could also fight tumours in women
Lycopene, the tomato-derived antioxidant thought to fight prostate cancer, may also help to inhibit benign tumours of the uterus, which cause painful symptoms for millions of women, say researchers.
Israeli alliance to boost natural antioxidant sales
Flavours and extracts firm Frutarom has gained the worldwide marketing rights to a range of natural antioxidants made by Israel's RAD Natural Technologies, boosting its offering to health and functional food makers.
Supplement use growing among children and adolescents
New figures published today reveal nearly half of young children and almost a third of adolescents in the United States have used a dietary supplement, potentially increasing the health risks that have been associated with alternative therapies.
Trans fats increase risk of heart disease, new findings
New evidence to suggest that a diet high in artery-clogging trans fats could accelerate the development of cardiovascular disease comes from a recent study in the US. Findings compound imminent government rules that will require the food industry to...