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The demonisation of spinach following last week's E.coli outbreak could give salad-dodgers the excuse they have been looking for to skimp on their recommended five to nine portions of fruit and veg a day. Without communication and a united front from...
Extracts from tomatoes offer heart health benefits by reducing the accumulation of platelets that lead eventually to blood clots, heart attacks and strokes, say two complimentary studies from the UK.
Cargill is launching a new soy protein in order to consolidate its position in the growing soy and meat-free market.
Scientists from Brazil have reported that supplementing the diet with the soluble dietary fibres, inulin and oligofructose, boosted calcium absorption in rats by about 40 per cent, results that add to an ever growing body of science linking the...
The UK's Food Standards Agency has launched a consultation on the marketing of foods for particular nutritional purposes (Parnuts), which it expects will enable it to protect the consumer against fraud.
Nutrigenomics specialist WellGen is negotiating partnerships with food companies for its first two ingredients and looks to roll out another this year, with new president and CEO Dr Kathleen Mullinix at the helm.
In an effort to get government and healthcare agencies to recognize the health benefits of dietary supplements, the Council for Responsible Nutrition is planning to open dialogue between industry and healthcare practitioners.