Provexis and DSM forge peptide-diabetes partnership
Provexis and DSM Nutritional Products have teamed up for the second time to research, develop and bring to market a non-dairy protein peptide with glycaemic response potential.
Archives for July 20, 2011
Healthy eating habits making Chinese youth overweight
Overweight Chinese youth have a greater intake of vegetables, and a lower intake of sweets and fast food than did those who were not overweight, recent research suggests.
EFSA health claim opinion
EFSA rejects kids' probiotic gut health claim
EFSA’s Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) has turned down a probiotic-children’s gut health claim from Italian company Centro Sperimentale del Latte because of non-characterised strains and a non-beneficial claim.
New electronic tongue quantifies antioxidants in juice
A new electronic tongue system that can be applied to the analysis of the antioxidant power and other quality parameters of juices, fruit and fruit purées, has been developed by a team of Spanish researchers.
Omega-3s may reduce diabetes risk: 3 studies compare plant & marine sources
Increased blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids from plant or marine sources are associated with reduced risk of type-2 diabetes, according to three new studies in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
AHPA responds to Prop 65 threat with new liability insurance program
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) is offering the dietary supplements industry a new liability insurance program that for the first time responds to California Proposition 65 claims.
‘No logic’ to FDA view on product-specific NDI notifications, says lawyer
There is “no logic” to the FDA’s insistence that NDI (new dietary ingredient) notifications are applicable only to the specific manufacturer that submits them, according to one leading food law attorney.
Special edition: Diabetes
Can dietary interventions treat diabetes' deathly global heathcare burdens?
As the previous three articles in this series have highlighted, dietary interventions that can combat the rise of diabetes and obesity are numerous and plentiful, as is the growing body of science backing their efficacy, from herbs to vitamins, proteins...