Flourishing Balchem seeks more acquisitions
More acquisitions may be on the cards for Balchem, the company that last month bought Loders Croklaan's encapsulation and agglomeration business, reports Jess Halliday.
Archives for July 31, 2005
Protein mixture boosts insulin response in type 2 diabetics
Consuming a protein hydrolysate and amino acid mixture with carbohydrates increases insulin production in type 2 diabetics, and could therefore help control their blood sugar levels after a meal, reports Dominique Patton.
Could Atkins bounce back from bankruptcy?
Business is looking bleak for Atkins Nutritionals. As the once-celebrated pioneer of a diet regime that took the world by storm files for bankruptcy protection, Jess Halliday asks: What went wrong?
CAFTA has no impact on supplements law, says AHPA
The American Herbal Products Association is endeavoring to quell fears that the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), passed on Thursday, will have an impact on US dietary supplements regulations, writes Jess Halliday.
Weekly Comment
Making GI a quality mark
Whether it is a pork pie from Melton Mowbray or olive oil from Nimes, every Tom, Denis and Haemon seems to believe their local food deserves the EU's protection from big, bad corporations.
Overweight consumers looking for added satisfaction not deprivation
The rising success of low-GI foods may be down to their promise of longer lasting satisfaction compared with the deprivation associated with low-calorie or reduced fat foods, reports Dominique Patton.