Green tea catechins linked to weight loss: Study
Antioxidant compounds in green tea could help promote exercise-induced abdominal fat loss, according to a new study from the American Society of Nutrition.
Archives for January 26, 2009
Time to quieten the nutrition label noise
Everyone from government to grocers seems to have their own idea of how best to inform consumers about foods’ nutritional content, but a labeling free-for-all has resulted in a clamor of nutrition labels which are actually getting in the way of...
European heart health market in ‘exceptional’ shape
The European heart health ingredients market is set for buoyant growth despite a climate of regulatory uncertainty, according to market research conducted by Frost & Sullivan, which valued the market at €421m in 2007 and growing at 20 per cent.
ANH questions EFSA scientific approach
The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) has criticised the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) over its food and supplement additive assessment methods after the assessor recently approved sodium monofluorophosphate for use in food supplements.
Omega-3 contamination study is misleading, says industry
A new study on pollutant levels in fish oil supplements has been criticized by industry as being misleading and sensationalist.
Enzyme player grows encapsulation capacity and speed
Enzyme supplier and contract manufacturer Deerland Enzymes has bucked the economic slowdown by expanding its Georgia facility and making its encapsulation processes fully automated in the process.