Algry maintains sales growth in cholines market
Spanish company Algry Quimica continues to see strong growth of its cholines, based on expanding applications for the niche ingredient.
Archives for June 27, 2004
Maternal fish diet boosts baby's language learning
Women who ate fish regularly during pregnancy had children with better language and communication skills by the age of 18 months, shows a new study, which supports previous evidence that fatty acids found in the food boost children's neurological...
Many UK families cannot afford healthy diet
A healthy diet is a luxury many UK families cannot afford, shows a new report, that found half of all parents (46 per cent) on a low income have gone short of food over the last year to feed someone else in their family.
Herbs and drugs: labelling or liability?
Last week's WHO guidelines on dietary supplements reinvigorated the debate about how manufacturers can direct attention to the effects herbal supplements may have on prescription drugs. Philippa Nuttall spoke to Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive...
Eggs have no impact on dangerous cholesterol, new study
Eating an egg a day does not impact the cholesterol particles in the blood most likely to cause heart disease, according to a new study that could play an important role in debunking myths surrounding the role of eggs in the diet.
Guidance for new trans fat rules
In 2003 Denmark banned trans fatty acids from food products over fears that these hydrogenated fats could contribute to heart disease. The rest of the EU as yet has no equivalent plans to follow suit, but in the US the labelling of these artery...
Child obesity reduction supplement launched
Nutraceutical research company Pharmessen Scientific has announced the release of JuniorTREK, a weight management supplement for children.
Corn Products signs on corn starch venture in China, a first
Joining the growing ranks of ingredients companies taking root in China to defend their market position, US starch and sweeteners firm Corn Products International has linked up with Shandong Juneng Electric Power Group Golden Corn Development company...