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Iron deficiency is more prevalent in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, whilst Mexican American and non-Hispanic black pregnant women are also at higher risk, according to a new study assessing the iron status of a representative sample of US...
When it comes to deciding whether to purchase functional foods, ‘the principal considerations still do not pertain to health, but rather taste and price’ according to a new consumer study.
Special Edition: Nutrigenomics
Understanding and achieving nutrition’s potential to maintain health and prevent disease may lie with the study of epigenetics, according to a new review.
The omega-3 industry stands ready to respond to maximum dosage concerns raised by German authorities if they gain member state support after being tabled at a recent European Commission committee meeting.
The European Union is to step up controls on food imports from Japan in the wake of the nuclear accident at Fukushima – but stressed there was no evidence that consumers in the region were at risk from radiation-contaminated food.
Frost & Sullivan has hailed Chromadex’s pTeroPure as the 2010 North American Health Ingredients Most Promising Ingredient of the Year, and expects huge market potential for pterostilbene.
Sleep-promoting dietary supplements containing melatonine, L-Theanine, valerian, lemon balm, hops, chamomile and passion flower have been largely OK'd by the the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
Polyphenol-rich cranberry juice may boost heart health by alleviating arterial stiffness, says a new study from the Boston and Tufts Universities.