Grapes may match lutein/zeaxanthin for retinal protection: Mouse data
Supplementing the diet with grapes may protect retinas from degeneration as much as lutein plus zeaxanthin, according to new data from mice.
Archives for January 13, 2012
Blueberry & broccoli may boost bowel health
Adding blueberries or broccoli to the diet may shift the balance of bacteria colonizing the gut, and improve inflammation associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), suggests new data from a mouse study.
Denmark warns against sibutramine in coffee, tea, juice
The Danish Medicines Agency is continuing to detect the unauthorised weight loss pharma active sibutramine, noting an increase in food products like juice, tea, coffee and milkshakes.
Açai pulp demonstrates neuroprotective effects in new mouse study
New evidence of the potentially neuro-protective effects of açai was unveiled this week in a study on mouse brain cells suggesting pulp from the Amazonian fruit could “combat some of the inflammatory and oxidative mediators of aging at the cellular level”.
7 years. 26 journal articles. 145 fraud instances. The heart of a resveratrol research scandal
The resveratrol research community won’t be badly damaged by a University of Connecticut researcher accused of publishing falsified data on the red wine antioxidant over seven years in 26 journal articles, say industry observers and the man at the middle...
What’s hot in 2012? African Mango, organic supplements and brain food, says SPINS
African Mango, probiotics, chia, fermented drinks, organic supplements and cognitive health will be top of the health food pops this year, according to TrendWatch 2012, a new report from natural products specialist SPINS.