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Clemson University has been granted $2m to create an endowed chair in nutrigenomics to tackle obesity, but before an academic can be appointed it must match the figure in industry funding in order to demonstrate the project's economic significance.
Lifeway Foods is acquiring Helios Nutrition, its main competitor in cultured dairy beverages in a bid to increase its organic presence and reinforce its position at the top of the sector.
A new study underscores the importance of eating well during pregnancy, reporting a link between the calorie intake of pregnant women and the thickness of their children's artery walls.
Confectionary giant Mars has lauded recently published research as further evidence of the benefits of flavanols from cocoa for a wide range of health conditions, and looks set to lead to a new wave of cocoa flavanol-enriched products targeted at...
Weekly Comment
The short sighted failure of greedy WTO trading partners to achieve any sort of meaningful agreement on global agricultural tariffs is bad for Europe's food industry.
Spices have benefits beyond giving flavour to foods and drinks, say scientists from Holland and Canada, and could be considered as 'functional' ingredients in the struggle against obesity.