Low calcium levels linked to being overweight
Low dietary intakes of calcium may increase the prevalence of overweight or obesity by 24 per cent, suggests a new study from Brazil.
Archives for September 10, 2008
Manufacturers and consumers lose faith in natural label claims
Food manufacturers are avoiding using the term natural because consumers have lost trust in the claim due to a lack of clear regulation in the US, according to a Packaged Facts report.
Science stacks up for Epicor’s immune health benefits
Supplementation with a yeast fermentate can aid the production of healthy red blood cells, and boost immune health, according to the results of randomised clinical trial.
Sterol giants target US bread market
Cognis and Cargill have simultaneously launched products on the US bread market by inking deals with mainstream companies that saw clinically-backed, cholesterol-lowering, sterol-imbued breads rolled out in various parts of the country yesterday.
SPINS enters Canadian natural products market
Natural products retail market analyst, SPINS, has jumped the border to include the Canadian industry in a move the company says will benefit “retailers and suppliers alike.”
Opportunities for cocoa powder as study shows antioxidant levels
Confectioners may seek to develop new formulations that use cocoa powder and baking chocolate, as new evidence suggests these two chocolate foods deliver the highest levels of the health-busting antioxidant resveratrol.