Grapeseed extract may stop arteries from hardening
Adding grape seed extract to the diet may prevent atherosclerosis, a condition responsible for more than half the deaths in developed countries, suggests new animal research.
Archives for June 22, 2005
Prescribing functional foods could cut drug costs
The cost burden of prescription drugs could be dramatically slashed if physicians could prescribe scientifically-proven functional foods and diets to treat certain medical conditions, reports Jess Halliday.
UK doctors join chefs in fight against childhood obesity
British doctors called yesterday for a ban on unhealthy food and drinks in vending machines and on junk food advertising and sponsorship to help slow the alarming weight gain in children, writes Dominique Patton.
Eating fruit and veg could cut cataract risk
The vitamin A in carrots has long been believed to aid night vision, but new research from Harvard Medical Center indicates that the whole spectrum of fruit and vegetables could help preserve sight by reducing the risk of developing cataracts by 10 to...
Danisco working on encapsulation at new plant
Leading probiotics and ingredients firm Danisco has set up a pilot plant to develop new methods for controlling release of nutritional and functional ingredients in foods, writes Dominique Patton.
Nutrition 21 subjected to FDA health claim delays
The FDA has requested an extension in its review of yet another health claims petition, for Nutrition 21's submission linking chromium picolinate with a reduced risk of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and related disease, writes Jess Halliday.
Mobile phones designed to offer better nutritional info than current labels
Mobile phones with cameras transformed into barcode readers could give consumers better nutritional information about the food they buy than that currently found on labels, reports Dominique Patton.
Health concerns fuel anti-aging market
Staying young is more about health and less about looks, according to a new market report which indicates that Americans spend more than eight times as much on formulated anti-aging products for health maintenance as they do on products to ward off...