BASF nutrition and health jumps 7% to crack €2bn in 2013
‘Nutrition and Health’ was the best performing section within BASF’s ‘Performance Products’ division in 2013, posting a 7% gain on 2012 to push through €2bn in sales for the year.
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Omega-3-rich fish intake during pregnancy may boost birth weight for babies: European data
Higher intakes of fish during pregnancy may lead to infants with a higher birth weight, as well as reducing the risk of pre-term births, according to data from 19 European birth cohort studies.
Attention deficit: EFSA rejects German caffeine juice claims
A German mineral water containing four juices, sugars and sweeteners and a high dose of caffeine has failed to impress EFSA scientists, despite a dossier containing 31 supporting studies.
UK research takes aim at beneficial bacteria's ability to break down carbs
New funding from the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) could help researchers to better understand how beneficial bacteria break down non-digestible carbohydrate.
Multi-platform automated program aims to help pre-diabetics manage conditions
A company based in Berkeley, CA has launched a new interactive program for mobile devices to help prediabetic patients avoid trending over into full-blown diabetes. The program, called Alive PD, is the first of its kind to focus on diabetes prevention,...
CRN: Report finding not enough evidence linking multivitamins to cancer prevention shouldn't obscure their benefits
The final report from a government task force finding no preventive effect of multivitamin usage in relation to cancer and cardiovascular disease has been modified in an appropriate way to reflect the tight focus of the review, said the Council for...
Vegetarian diet could slash blood pressure: Meta-analysis
Consuming a vegetarian diet may be associated with lower blood pressure, and as such could be used to reduce blood pressure and heart disease risk, say researchers.