Danish study finds calcium counteracts effects of dairy fat uptake
Calcium in dairy products could counteract the effect dairy fat has in raising total and LDL cholesterol levels, according to a new Danish study.
Archives for February 8, 2011
Bio-Health says herbal product firms have no excuses on EC regulation
UK herbal medicine and dietary supplement firm Bio-Health says that larger industry players in particular have no excuse for failing to register products under the new EC regulation governing herbal medicines.
Vitamin D benefits may be independent of sun exposure: MS Study
Previous levels of sun exposure and vitamin D status may have independent roles in the development of multiple sclerosis, according to new research.
Industry welcomes NCCAM five-year plan
Industry is singing the praises of a “pragmatic” National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) five-year plan that it says has responded to its concerns, along with those of consumers and academics, about CAM science and its...
Astaxanthin shows potential for brain health: Human study
Daily supplements of astaxanthin – the pigment that gives salmon its pink color – may reduce the abnormal accumulation of compounds associated with dementia, says a new study from Japan.
CLA gains EU hearing as Novel Foods status beckons
Nine months after the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) handed in a positive safety assessment for conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), the weight management ingredient will be assessed by the European Commission as it continues its protracted journey to...
Asia-Pacific region leads global market for beauty drinks
Driven by an aging time-poor population and a greater appreciation of the role that nutrition plays in beauty, the global market for ready-to-drink beauty drinks reached a value of €1.1bn ($925mn) in 2010, with a 2.9 per cent increase in volume to 144mn...