Soy and obesity conference announced
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US will host a forum next month to examine the role that soy foods can play in managing a person's weight.
Archives for April 28, 2005
Dean Foods donates to further organic research
The growing organic business is gaining more attention from food manufacturers. In an effort to understand better the benefits of such products, Dean Foods and its WhiteWave Foods division have donated $100,000 to the Organic Center for Education and...
Calcium and vitamin D did not help elderly fractures
Researchers in Aberdeen have found that elderly people who regularly took calcium and vitamin D supplements did not suffer less fractures than their peers.
Education does not reduce weight problems in African-US women
Greater levels of education did not reduce weight problems in middle-aged African American women, according to new research.
Month shelf-life for fruit with vitamin - mineral coating
A mineral and vitamin mixture that cuts the browning and extends the shelf-life of sliced apples could encourage consumers to eat more fruit, say researchers, Lindsey Partos reports.