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A 'striking' rat study by Taiwanese researchers found that feeding rodents on diets comprising different tea leaf varieties showed significant body weight decreases in all groups, and the scientists said the results showed real promise if they could be...
Two firms found guilty of selling muscle building supplements laced with unapproved drugs have been fined by a federal court in Idaho.
Higher intakes of soluble fiber, but not other types of fiber, may reduce the risk of breast cancer, suggest findings from a meta-analysis from Imperial College, London and the University of Leeds.
A US organisation has offered to settle the prune-bowel health dispute between Sir Graham Watson, the English Liberal Democrat MEP, and European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy John Dalli.
Daily supplements of resveratrol for one month may improve sensitivity to insulin and reduce the spike in blood sugar after a meal, suggest new data from a pilot human trial.
An eight-week study of monomeric and oligomeric flavanols (MOPs) employing a “multi-biomarker approach” in a healthy population of smokers has shown cardiovascular benefits.
The anticipation of regulatory changes as well as prospects of strong growth opportunities has led generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Sohm to open a new in-house nutraceutical plant in Ahmedabad, West India.
The flavonoid luteolin could inhibit signalling pathways important to the growth of colon cancer cells, according to new research.
The Italian Ministry of Health has revised probiotic characterisation, labelling and claim guidelines that may open claim-making around the idea of microflora balance.
A nutritional shake containing LunaRich – a novel whole soy powder boasting “five to ten times more lunasin than the industry standard” – will be launched next month by Reliv International.