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Cargill, the largest private firm in the US, will link up with biotech giant Monsanto to bring food makers an alternative source of soybean oil, used to reduce the artery-clogging trans fats in food products.
Cranberry juice appears to have a dose-response effect against bladder infections, according to preliminary research, providing further evidence of juice's health benefits.
The supplement industry generally deals with calcium in terms of lack- explaining to consumers the health benefits of increasing their intake of the mineral. However, a new book suggests calcification - deposists of calcium in parts of the body where...
Finland has introduced the EU's new labelling requirements for food containing plant sterols and stanols this week, which could produce innovative products.
The UK's booming sandwich industry has come in for criticism after a survey found that some of their products contain around two-thirds of the whole day's recommended fat intake for women.
Evidence that vitamins and minerals can protect against asthma is scarce, suggests a new review, but the researchers do not rule out a dietary approach to impact the incidence of the disease.
Mexican firm Biolut has chosen a Southern Californian ingredient maker to distribute its lutein product line.
Weider Nutrition, the Salt Lake City based manufacturer of vitamin and nutritional supplements, has announced a strong start to fiscal 2005.
Evidence that vitamins and minerals can protect against asthma is scarce, suggests a new review, but the researchers do not rule out a dietary approach to impact the incidence of the disease.