Echinacea variety appears to impact efficacy
Current evidence on Echinacea preparations cannot support the efficacy of the wide variety of Echinacea products on the market, concludes a review.
Archives for January 25, 2006
Drug candidate 'could boost lycopene effect in foods'
A pharmaceutical company has suggested that the addition of a phosphorylated variant of gamma-tocopherol to lycopene-rich foods like tomato sauce might boost the carotenoid's anti-cancer activity.
Healthy eating creates dilemma for the food industry
Food companies are facing a business conundrum in the wake of the consumer stampede towards healthier eating, according to a new report from JPMorgan: continue going against the grain with high margin, not-so-healthy products or deliver healthier...
AHPA backs national uniformity in labeling law
AHPA's executive committee has voted to support legislation currently pending in the US House of Representatives that would stop individual states from requiring foods and supplements to conform to their own regulations.
Aloe vera tech to boost absorption of nutritional powders
Nutritional powders supplier Nutri Pharmaceuticals Research will introduce a range of products with higher bioavailability thanks to a technology based on aloe vera.
Study finds insufficient evidence for omega-3/cancer link
A new review study has poured water on claims that there is sufficient evidence to support a link between omega-3 consumption and a reduced risk of cancer.
Functional food boosts demand for vitamin E as supplements suffer
The functional food market is the fastest growing application for vitamin E, with beverages, bars and oils increasingly fortified with the vitamin, reveals new research.
Lonza's poor nutrition margins persist in FY2005
Swiss chemicals group Lonza has reported a 38.8 percent increase in operating income in 2005, but margins for its nutritional products have been eroded by high costs.