Probiotics plus counseling may boost obesity management
Supplements of probiotic bacteria combined with dietary counseling may reduce the risk of becoming overweight or obese after pregnancy, suggests a new study from Finland.
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Evolva extends partnership to apply pharma technology to nutrition
Pharmaceutical firm Evolva has extended a research deal with Abunda Nutrition to apply its synthetic biology expertise to the development of nutritional ingredients.
Canadian nutrition label campaign to focus on % Daily Value
Health Canada and Food and Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) have launched a Nutrition Facts Education Campaign, focusing on improving consumer comprehension of % Daily Value amounts.
Fish oils may help to activate anti-diabetic genes: Study
Polyunsaturated fatty acid fish oils may activate genes that regulate fat cell differentiation and glucose homeostasis, according to new research on mice.
French authorities dismiss drink’s anti-hangover claims
The future of the ‘anti-hangover’ drink Outox looks uncertain after French authorities judged that there is no scientific basis for its marketing claims.