Ireland aiming to boost public awareness of folic acid
Ireland's food authority has launched the first major public consultation of its kind to inform new laws on fortifying food with folic acid, writes Dominique Patton.
Archives for June 20, 2005
Folic acid supplements boost memory in elderly
High-dose folic acid supplements might slow the decline in memory usually seen with ageing, said Dutch researchers yesterday.
Ocean Nutrition sets up base in Australia
Canadian omega-3 supplier Ocean Nutrition has opened a new office in Australia to better target the country's functional foods market, writes Dominique Patton.
HRT may stop a cholesterol-lowering diet working
Dietary approaches to lowering cholesterol may be a side effect-free alternative to statin drugs for patients with moderately high cholesterol, but a new study at Pennsylvania State University shows that in patients with high levels of C-reactive...
Fruit experts offer new opportunities for healthier foods
A New Zealand research institute is aiming to turn fruit from a traditional health food into one that can help food manufacturers meet today's consumer's demands for specific health benefits, writes Dominique Patton.
Weider exits Europe but seeks US acquisitions
Weider Nutrition is shifting its focus back to the United States and looking for new acquisitions on home turf, following the sale of Haleko, Europe's biggest sports nutrition business to Croatian holding company Atlantic Grupa, report Dominique...
Calorie-burning: the future of diet drinks?
The maker of a new functional beverage that claims to burn calories by increasing metabolism says products with net negative calories are the next step in the evolution of the diet drinks market. But can consumers be assured that they work and, more...
Nutraceutical to source L-Carnitine from Lonza
Lonza and Nutraceutical Corporation have reached a settlement in their L-Carnitine patent dispute, obliging Nutraceutical to source all its L-Carnitine L-Tartrine in the US from Lonza, writes Jess Halliday.