DHA omega-3 linked to ‘significantly improved periodontal outcomes’: Harvard data
Scientists from Harvard report that supplementation with DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) omega-3 may improve periodontal outcomes in people with periodontitis.
Archives for July 13, 2014
Focused mitigation strategies under FSMA costlier, but not safer, AHPA asserts
As part of its ongoing effort to influence the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the American Herbal Products Association has submitted 30 pages of comments on the way FSMA calls for mitigation strategies aimed at preventing...
Should Argentina's Messi have ditched the sports drink in the second half? Study casts doubt on soccer blood sugar effect
Drinking a carbohydrate-electrolyte beverage before and during a match did not help UK Championship trainee soccer players maintain blood sugar concentrations during the second half according to a new study.
Cargill rides publicity wave with Trehalose functional ingredient
Cargill has weathered a potential media storm concerning its functional ingredient Trehalose. The ingredient, a glucose dissaccharide, was one of the potentially ‘scary’ food ingredients seized upon for its use by a well known fast food chain.