Garlic oil may reverse diabetes linked heart disease
Problems in heart function related to diabetes may be improved by supplementation with garlic oil, according to new research with rats.
Archives for September 29, 2010
Canadian researchers to unlock functional food habits of older adults
Armed with a war chest from the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research (CFDR), University of Guelph will seek to understand the factors behind the functional food consumption habits of older adults.
Vance Group launches new vitamin E tocotrienol
Singapore-based Vance Group Ltd. has a launched Vance Tocotrienol, a clear amber oil mixture containing the full spectrum of naturally occurring tocotrienols, alpha-tocopherol and phytonutrients.
Probiotics may protect infants from respiratory illness
Daily supplements of a probiotic may reduce the incidence of respiratory illness for infants during their first eight months of life, says a new study.
Neptune krill oil gains Health Canada claims
Health Canada has approved health claims for Neptune’s krill oil ingredient, linking it to heart health, women’s health and inflammation benefits.
Special Edition: Asia
Looking East for salt reduction
Reducing salt is a major mandate for companies all over the world, but some of the latest science on salt replacers is coming from the East.
Nestle
Nestlé enters functional foods ring as claims climate heats up
On Monday Nestlé invited a media pack to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology near its Lausanne, Switzerland, base to tell the world about its big move into, as it called it, “the opportunity between food and pharma”.
EFSA issues fresh gut health/immunity guidance
Clinically measured, increased levels of microbiota such as lactobacilli and/or bifidobacteria in the gut will not alone validate health claims, the European Food Safety Authority’s health claims panel has affirmed this week. But significant reductions...
EFSA health claim opinion
EFSA rejects milk thistle health claim
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has turned down a health claim application linking a milk thistle extract to increased breast milk production after delivery.