Selenium may decrease diabetes risk: French study
Increased blood levels of selenium may decrease a man’s risk of abnormal blood sugar metabolism, and maybe protect against diabetes, says a new study from France.
Archives for March 19, 2010
Proposition 65 PCB case
Omega-3 industry ups ante on Proposition 65 legal action
The omega-3 industry’s buoyant waters have been disturbed by an attack on supplement labelling practices in a San Francisco court.
Rising obesity levels should inform future FSA research, review
Research into the factors causing the growing overweight and obesity levels in the UK should inform the bulk of future commissioned research by the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA), according to experts reviewing the agency’s nutrition research portfolio.
Danone: EFSA is damaging reputation of scientific peer review process
The president of Danone Baby Nutrition (DBN) says European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claim assessment methodologies are threatening the reputation of the scientific peer-review process and sections of the medical fraternity.
HFCS education slows demand decline
Nationwide programs to educate consumers about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) appear to be working, as HFCS producers report a slowing in declining demand.