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Increasing consumption of meat in the developing world could be a more effective means of reducing nutrient deficiencies than giving children supplements, say US researchers, who called for more attention to be paid to animal source foods.
Men with higher levels of vitamin D in their blood were almost half as likely to develop aggressive forms of prostate cancer as those with lower amounts, reported researchers last week.
Andrew Ferrier, Fonterra's CEO, today reiterated calls for a united dairy industry amid the mounting threat of cheaper soy, nut and rice-based dairy alternatives, Tom Armitage reports.
A clear demonstration of its faith in the growing whey-based ingredients market, DMV International will pour nearly €60 million into upgraded processing and food ingredients operations in The Netherlands, reports Lindsey Partos.
Cerestar Food & Pharma Specialties Europe has launched an excipient that it claims allows tablets to be produced using lower compression force, which should result in reduced wear and tear on tabletting machinery and operational downtime, writes Phil...
UK supermarket Waitrose has introduced a selenium-enriched bread, designed to give British consumers their daily required intake of the mineral.
Fortified and functional foods are one of the fastest growing trends of the 21st century. But as a study finds that calcium-enriched drinks contain less of the bone strengthening mineral than low fat cows milk, Jess Halliday asks whether...
An Indian herbal supplement offers a 40 to 100 percent improvement in allergy symptoms, according to results from large clinical trial.
NutraGenesis has high hopes for its new ashwagandha extract, which it says has already attracted strong interest from multinational manufacturers eager to use the ayurvedic ingredient, believed to have stress-reducing properties, in a range of...
Foods made with plant protein are set to get a major push in canteens and company restaurants under a new Dutch project.