Green tea flavonoid may benefit liver transplant patients
The green tea flavonoid epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) could help in the preventing re-infection with of the virus hepatitis C following liver transplants, suggest researchers.
Archives for December 2, 2011
Monthly Career Insider
Why is a risk worth taking...? Leading Unilever R&D expert reveals all
FoodNavigator launches a new series - Monthly Career Insider - whereby we profile leading industry lights, asking them how they got to where they are, their key insights into the sector and advice they can impart for anyone wanting to move into their...
Krill oil specialist Neptune predicts 17-22% rise in Q3 revenues
Bosses at Canadian krill oil firm Neptune Technologies & Bioressources are confident that third quarter revenues (three months to Nov 30) will be in the $5m to $5.25m range compared with $4.29m in the same period last year, representing a 17-22% rise.
Quercetin heart benefits may be linked to genes: Study
Daily supplements of the polyphenol quercetin may boost levels of good cholesterol and decrease blood pressure, but benefits for waist size may be linked to our genetics, says a new study from Germany.
Polyphenols in apple peel show colitis potential: Mouse study
Oral ingestion of antioxidant polyphenols from apple peels have been shown to suppress inflammatory immune responses that may prevent colitis, according to new research in mice.
NDI draft guidance comments
CRN on NDI draft guidance: ‘A choir has many voices but we’re all singing the same song ‘
There will be differences in emphasis in comments submitted to the FDA on its draft guidance on new dietary ingredients (NDIs), but the overall message from the supplements industry is clear - and consistent - says the Council for Responsible Nutrition...
Dispatches from FIE 2011
Oat beta glucan makes claims on European cholesterol market
The European Union cholesterol-lowering market has a new player after an oat beta glucan's claim was written in to European law books this month.