Calcium pills effective for boosting bone health in teenage girls
Supplements of calcium effectively increased the build up and bone mineral content in teenage girls, but the benefits are undone if the supplementation stops, suggests a new study.
Archives for February 19, 2008
Milk peptides to help lower high blood pressure
DSM has prepared its next weapon to fight the growing rise of heart problems with the launch of a peptide ingredient which the company claims can reduce blood pressure.
Omega-3 and herbals triumph in mood food market
Omega-3 and green tea extracts have come out as excellent choices for companies wishing to cash-in on the emerging mood foods section.
New natural slimming ingredient set to enter US
French ingredient firm Fytexia is this year positioning itself to enter the US dietary supplement and functional food market with its fruit-based weight-loss ingredient Sinetrol.
TINE deal boosts Arla's whey protein concentrate supply
Arla Foods is expanding its capacity of whey protein concentrates through an agreement with Norwegian dairy firm TINE, under which it will sell WPC produced as a by-product of TINE's cheese production.
West Africa offers supplement potential for Optihealth
A Canadian supplement manufacturing and research company has landed a deal to see its products distributed in 15 West African countries - and access to a market which is set to boom in the next few years.
Lycopene's anti-cancer benefits extend to colon: study
The carotenoid lycopene from tomato may interfere with levels of a hormone associated with an increase in the risk of colorectal cancer, suggests a Dutch study.