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Taking vitamin E supplements for several years did not reduce the risk of cancer or cardiovascular events in a group of elderly diabetics and heart disease patients, report researchers today.
Snack makers will have the chance to extend their presence in healthy eating trends after British food ingredients firm Tate & Lyle unveiled a new ingredients formula for wholegrain crackers claiming extra fibre and a lower glycaemic index, reports...
The cellulose derivative HPMC, used for years to add texture to foods and in drug delivery, could become a new functional food ingredient, researchers said yesterday, as it appears to slow down fat absorption from foods, writes Dominique Patton.
New voluntary labelling initiatives, a tighter advertising code and increased investment in innovation could be on the way for food manufacturers as the European Commission, along with a dozen stakeholders, launches a platform to curtail the rising...
New omega-3 fortified foods are reaching the US market this year, helped by government support for their health benefits.
Finnish plant sterol maker Raisio has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Polish dairy Obory that will allow it to launch new Benecol products in the emerging market.
Almost half the mothers and a third of infants tested in a new study were deficient in vitamin D, say Canadian researchers, revealing potential risks to health.
The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) announced this week that it will hold its International Whey Conference in September. Autumn may seem a long way away when spring is only just in the air, but for those in the whey industry these are...
US firm Nutrition 21 will seek to boost sales of chromium piocolinate in Europe, following acceptance of a scientific dossier in the UK that gives the ingredient up to four years of derogation from the food supplements directive, writes Dominique Patton.
Researchers in South Korea claim that the country's spicy fermented cabbage dish, kimchi, could help to cure bird flu, the avian disease which has ravaged poultry stocks across Asia and killed nearly 50 humans since 2003.