Malnutrition still rife in N Korea in spite of increased crop yield
North Korea might have seen its second increase in staple food production in as many year, but nearly 3m of its population are still undernourished, according to UN figures.
Archives for November 13, 2012
Increased dairy consumption can help prevent hip fractures – study
Boosting dietary calcium intake can help prevent hip fractures in the over 50’s, a study has found.
Green tea compound may help reduce blood sugar
Consumption of green tea could help to dull the spikes in blood sugar associated with starchy food consumption, say researchers.
New EFSA health claims chief: Probiotics can win claims within “one or two years”
Emerging genomic data and better understanding of European Food Safety Authority requirements will win probiotic health claims within “a year”, the EU science agency’s new health claims panel chief told us after a Frankfurt congress this morning.
Guest editorial: Steve Mister, President & CEO, CRN
Multivitamins – They Won’t Wash the Windows or Change the Oil Either!
Positive results of the Physicians’ Health Study II show that supplement users - usually more likely to have healthier lifestyles than non-users - may gain potential additional benefits from a daily multivitamin. In this special guest article, Steve...
Is it too risky to market foods containing GMOs as 'all-natural'?
Consumers, market researchers tell us, want foods that are ‘wholesome’, ‘authentic’, and above all ‘natural’, although few of them can articulate what this means. And they are not alone. Regulators have not had much of a stab at defining ‘natural’...
Fabricant on GMPs: ‘There is not a clear indication there will be a drop in non-compliance anytime soon, and that concerns us’
Strong enforcement from FDA on cGMPs (current good manufacturing practices) will continue, says FDA’s Dr Daniel Fabricant, but given that many GMP basics are still not being met and the Agency's limited resources, many of the issues seen today may still...