News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Fruit and vegetable compounds shown to protect against cancer in epidemiological studies could be much more powerful if processors and breeders paid closer attention to their preservation, say Dutch researchers.
Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), one of the fats in evening primrose oil and several other plant oils, inhibits action of Her-2/neu, a cancer gene that is responsible for almost 30 per cent of all breast cancers, reported US researchers yesterday.
Low prices for the animal feed ingredient lysine and vitamin C are causing sustained pressure on sales at BASF's fine chemicals business.
Ingredients supplier Martin Bauer North America is introducing new extract of mangosteen peel, standardized to three antioxidant markers, for use in dietary supplements, drinks, juices and cosmetics.
Chr Hansen's latest Magical Sensory Tour is designed to bring innovative products to customers and underline the company's ethos that ingredients can be fun and imaginative.
UK scientists investigating how aged garlic extract reduces platelet aggregation say the supplement could significantly reduce the chances of heart attacks in heart patients.
Broccoli's ability to fight Helicobacteri pylori, the bacterium responsible for most stomach cancers, has been demonstrated in a human study for the first time, claim Japanese researchers.
A major study into the economics of older Americans taking omega-3 and lutein with zeaxanthin supplements has shown that they may shave a combined $5.6 billion off health care costs over the next five years, and help seniors live independently for longer.