Wine keeps women's hearts beating healthily
Drinking wine, but not beer or spirits, keeps women's hearts beating healthily, finds new research.
Archives for February 16, 2005
ADM buys Solae's isoflavone business
Archer Daniels Midland said yesterday that it has acquired Solae's global soy isoflavone business, including its entire portfolio of US and foreign patents.
Childhood obesity figures inflated, say UK researchers
Claims of a childhood obesity epidemic in the UK are not supported by the evidence, say researchers today.
First cholesterol-lowering yogurt hits US shelves
General Mills has become the first company to introduce a yogurt product containing cholesterol-lowering plant sterols to US consumers, through its Yoplait brand.
Ocean expansion feeds US omega-3 market
Ocean Nutrition Canada (ONC) has purchased a new production facility in Arcadia, Wisconsin, to meet growing demand of its omega-3 EPA/DHA ingredients from food and supplements manufacturers in the US.
New insight into green tea's action on bladder cancer
Green tea extract is able to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone, researchers have found for the first time, adding further support to its potential as a cancer prevention agent.
Supplement safety issue taken up by university
A new Center for Dietary Supplement Safety has been set up at the University of Minnesota's College of Pharmacy to collect, analyze and disseminate information about the safety of dietary supplements marketed in the US.
TIC launches low-viscosity inulin
Hydrocolloid supplier TIC Gums has launched an inulin ingredient aimed at boosting the fiber content in a variety of products.
Daily coffee cuts liver cancer risk, new study
Benefits and risks of coffee drinking on consumer health are the focus of two new studies that ultimately reveal the positive, or negligible impact, of this popular beverage.