Vitamin D3 beats D2 for maintaining winter levels: Study
Vitamin D3 is more effective at maintaining blood levels of the sunshine vitamin during winter months than the D2 form, says a new study.
Archives for July 23, 2012
Nexira dives into India’s hefty health market with new sales subsidiary
Natural ingredients specialist Nexira hopes to bite into burgeoning opportunities in India’s nutraceutical sector with a new sales office.
DSM backs Dutch and German Olympians with nutrient solutions
DSM is using the Olympic Games to highlight its sports nutrition offerings like carotenoids and vitamin D by sponsoring different teams within the Dutch and German contingents at the London Olympiad which negins on Friday.
‘Proper’ regulations could slash European heart disease by half, claim experts
Population level strategies – including taxation and regulation of advertising – could cut cardiovascular related deaths in Europe by half, according to a new position paper from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
What's the point of dietary guidelines if they don't reflect real-world diets?
Last week, researchers published findings from dietary data collected from thousands of individuals over 40 years, saying that only nine people out of 20,000 ever met the joint guidelines for both sodium and potassium – and even then, only within diets...
France publishes 200,000+item nutrient database
“How many calories does an apple contain? How much protein is found in yoghurt? Which fruit contains the most vitamin C, oranges or black currants?”
Grape powder may improve blood pressure, vascular health: Human study
Daily supplements of a freeze-dried grape polyphenol powder may reduce systolic blood pressure and improve the health of blood vessels, says a new study.
Dietary antioxidants may help slash pancreatic cancer risk: EPIC data
Increasing dietary intake of certain antioxidants could help to cut the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by up to two thirds, according to new research.
Australians eating badly, getting fatter, says report
Almost 91% of the adults in Australia are not eating enough vegetables and only 50% are eating enough fruit, a dietary imbalance that is showing on their waistlines, said Australia Food and Nutrition 2012.
Coffee antioxidants row latest: KonaRed claims victory; VDF insists it isn’t over yet
A legal spat between VDF FutureCeuticals (VDF FC) and juice maker KonaRed over coffee fruit antioxidants has moved into a new phase, with KonaRed claiming victory but VDF insisting the dispute is far from over following a ruling from the US patent and...