Coke to launch cholesterol-lowering juice in Europe
Coca-Cola has received approval from UK food authorities to market Europe's first cholesterol-lowering juice.
Archives for February 17, 2005
New-look DSM reports strong rise in profits
After a year of intensive reshaping at DSM, the Dutch speciality chemicals group has unveiled a set of results that speaks of a new company.
Feta labelling row reaches European high court
A legal action brought by a northern English cheese producer against the European Commission over the right to use the label feta on its products has finally reached the European Court of Justice - the UK, however, has declined to send an official...
Cancer burden needs to be tackled, warn researchers
Europe needs to make a major assault on the four biggest cancers if it is to make significant progress against the burden of the disease, say researchers today.
Soy protein has no impact on calcium absorption, small study
A diet rich in soy protein does not appear to improve calcium absorption despite previous evidence to suggest that soy compounds, isoflavones, could improve bone health.
Lutein claims at the center of FTC settlement
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled with the seller of a supplement containing lutein over claims that the product could restore vision already lost form age related macular degeneration (AMD) and remove specks, known as 'floaters', from...
Chromium's effect on childhood diabetes to be studied
The first clinical trial into the effects of chromium supplementation in children with type 1 diabetes is now underway at the Childrens' Hospital in Los Angeles, announced Nutrition 21, which is supplying Chromax chromium picolinate for the study.
PharmaNutrients takes two steps to boost position
PharmaNutrients has taken further steps to build up its position in the CLA market by filing the first structure-function claims for the body composition benefits of its branded CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) product CLA One.