News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Supplements, and not increased exposure to either natural or artificial ultraviolet (UV) light, should be the preferred way of topping up vitamin D levels, stress medical experts in a journal this month.
Substituting a modest amount of protein for carbohydrate may reduce abdominal obesity, say researchers reporting on data gathered from a diverse multi-ethnic population.
Functional foods may only make up one percent of the food industry, but the category is growing by ten percent each year and the race amongst companies to develop foods with health benefits that are commercially successful is well underway. Linda...
D-theanine can inhibit the body's absorption of the amino L-theanine and may present a health risk to consumers, suggest researchers at Iowa University.
Allied Biotech Corporation has won praise for its strategy in mastering the European beta-carotene market, said Frost & Sullivan yesterday.
Dairy food makers looking to drill further into the health benefits of their primary foodstuffs will welcome new findings that suggest two servings of low-fat dairy foods a day could reduce men's risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
The quality and extent of nutritional advice given to families in developing countries should be improved to reduce stunted growth in infants, said The Lancet today.