UK looking at dietary solutions to diabetes
The UK government is backing another million-pound study into the effects of diet on people with type 2 diabetes.
Archives for July 27, 2004
Tate & Lyle makes sweetener settlement
Ending a long running lawsuit the US unit of UK starch and sugar group Tate & Lyle will pay out £55 million (€89m) to settle an anti-trust lawsuit on high fructose corn syrup, a popular sweetener used by soft drinks giant Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.
Food labels need to be better, say UK consumers
Food makers need to write clearer food labels so that consumers can easily understand the ingredients used in the food formulation, finds a new report released in the UK this week.
Metabolife pleads innocent to ephedra safety charges
San Diego-based supplement maker Metabolife and its founder yesterday (Tuesday) denied having lied to the FDA about the safety of the now banned supplement ephedra, which was said to encourage weight loss.
Slim-Fast 's delay in going low-carb still hurting results
Unilever was today no doubt wishing it had introduced low-carb and low-sugar alternatives to its Slim-Fast brand sooner, as the diet food subsidiary continued to under-perform during the second quarter of 2004, according to the Anglo-Dutch consumer...
Catalina wins sales rights to NutraLec
Lectin Labs has given California-based Catalina Lifesciences the sales rights in the US for NutraLec, a dietary supplement for gastrointestinal health.
Strong demand lifts sales at Croda
UK chemicals group Croda has seen strong demand for its marine and nutritional oils as well as products for the personal care sector, driving sales to the personal and healthcare sectors up 14 per cent at constant currency rates in this year's first half.
GM-free marketplace to hamper growth of natural vitamin E
Tough regulations on GM labelling look set to play a pivotal role in the development of the European market for natural vitamin E, writes Dominique Patton. Demand for the soybean-derived product will be severely restricted by a lack of non-GM soya,...
Scientists call for calcium, vitamin D fortification
A US cancer prevention expert says that if government required calcium and vitamin D to be added to foods, it could achieve a 20 per cent reduction in colon cancer deaths and osteoporosis-related fractures.
Cactus fruit may fight oxidative damage
The cactus pear fruit appears to fight free radical damage in humans, according to Italian researchers, who suggest that it may be due to their high polyphenol content.
Supplements key to higher vitamin D levels
Almost three quarters of Irish adults have low vitamin D intakes and strategies to increase intake of this vitamin should be investigated, say researchers in a new study.