Can cabbage compounds help prevent cervical cancer?
UK researchers are investigating whether a food supplement derived from substances found in cabbage could reduce the incidence of cervical abnormalities.
Archives for November 18, 2004
GSK to provide safe supplements for tennis players
Pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline is to produce nutritional supplements for the ATP, the governing body for men's tennis, under a new scheme designed to limit the risk of supplements causing tennis players to test positive.
Food industry rejects traffic light labels
Traffic light labelling would be a primitive, unworkable and pointless way of highlighting unhealthy foods according to the UK food industry, speaking in reaction to the newly published government policy paper on public health. Chris Mercer reports.
Croda targets joint health with new product
UK fish oils supplier Croda Health Care is launching a new joint care complex based on type II collagen and chondroitin sulphate, expanding its offering for this booming nutraceuticals category.
NOW Foods makes ginseng changes after FDA letter
NOW Foods yesterday issued a statement assuring the supplement industry and its consumers that it has responded to the FDA's warning letters about its American ginseng product, reports Philippa Nuttall.
Low-carb trend still influencing US eating habits
Recent reports have suggested that the low-carb trend is falling out of favor with Americans, but falling sales of high-carb pasta suggest health food producers shouldn't dismiss the trend just yet.
Distribution agreement to sell natural cold product in US
Canada based CV Technologies (CVT) has entered into a distribution agreement with Extended Care Pharmacy (ECP) to sell its natural cold-fighting product in the US.
Income dips; kefir company moves more mainstream
Lifeway Foods saw sales rise and income dip in the third quarter, a decrease the company blamed on higher raw material prices.
Energy density of food key to healthy weight
People who follow a healthy, low-fat, low-energy-density diet that includes more water-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, consume more food but weigh less than people who eat a more energy-dense diet, reported researchers yesterday.