Low-fat dairy could reduce stroke risk
Consumption of low-fat dairy foods could help to reduce the risk of stroke, according to new research.
Archives for April 19, 2012
Fibre may protect against heart disease in women: Study
High-fibre foods may offer good protection against cardiovascular disease, with the effects particularly marked in women, say researchers.
The father of nutraceuticals: “The placebo effect is real”
Veteran researcher Dr Stephen de Felice invented the term ‘nutraceutical’ in 1989 and ever since he has been imploring the sector to design and conduct better human clinical trials to back the medicinal potential of bodily nutritional interventions.
Omega-3 may reduce damage from smoking, suggests research
Omega-3 fatty acids could help to reduce the physical harm caused by smoking, according to a new study presented at the World Congress of Cardiology.
DSM et al petition FDA to fortify corn masa flour with folic acid
A coalition six organizations including vitamin giant DSM has petitioned the FDA to allow corn masa flour to be fortified with folic acid in a bid to decrease neural tube defects in the Hispanic community.
Biotech firm launches bid to turn L-Ergothioneine into household name as ‘EGT’
Energy drinks and foods, eye health supplements and skin creams are just some of the products likely to emerge from an LA-based firm on a mission to turn L-Ergothioneine – an antioxidant it claims has “unparalleled” benefits – into a household name.
Yakult's first US manufacturing plant to open in the fall, 2013
The first bottles of Yakult will start rolling off the production line at the Japanese probiotic pioneer’s first US factory in Fountain Valley, CA, in the fall of 2013.
Nestlé silent on alleged Indian law violations but defends breast-milk substitutes marketing
Nestlé has declined to comment to DairyReporter.com on an Indian government letter stating that it is violating the nation’s laws on sponsorship of health workers, but has fought back against allegations of inappropriate marketing for breast milk...