Vitamin D levels low in almost all hip fracture patients
Nearly all hip fracture patients are deficient, sometimes severely, in vitamin D, researchers in Scotland reported this week.
Archives for August 2, 2005
High fat diet could aggravate snack attack
A high-fat diet may lead to over-consumption of tasty snacks, say researchers involved in a rat study. They believe that regular eating habits could affect sensitivity to a hormone that tells us when to stop eating.
Green tea stirs growth, despite FDA anti-cancer doubts
As the most dynamic specialty tea, green tea is helping to fuel a rapidly expanding market as consumers look for healthier alternatives to coffee and soda, according to a new market report.
USDA premiers online food nutrient tool
With the publication of the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid, the US government is taking the nation's eating habits seriously. Now the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has launched a free web-based service to help...
Joint health in the wake of Vioxx
Since Vioxx was withdrawn from the market last September, consumers have been casting about for dietary supplements for joint health and inflammation. Jess Halliday looks at a market that seems ready to step into a void created by the pharma health scare.
Lysine, vitamin prices wipe out profits at BASF fine chemicals
Plummeting prices for the animal feed ingredient lysine and the costs of restructuring pressurized vitamin C production virtually eliminated profits at BASF's fine chemicals division this year, reports Dominique Patton.
Fortified milk could raise folate status
Fortifying milk with folic acid offers an accessible source of the vitamin, report Dutch researchers who tested bioavailability of the nutrient in a clinical trial.