An avocado a day could help keep cholesterol at bay
Eating one avocado a day may help lower bad cholesterol, in turn reducing risk for heart disease, according to researchers.
Archives for January 8, 2015
DSM and Dutch university ‘join the dots’ in phenotype-nutrient mapping project
Nutrition giant DSM has partnered with the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) for a large-scale research project on the impact of phenotypes on micronutrient status.
Clinical trial supports cardiovascular benefits of annatto tocotrienols
Supplements of vitamin E tocotrienols from annatto may enhance the cardiovascular benefits of the American Heart Association Step-1 diet, suggests a new clinical study.
EFSA health claim opinions
EFSA rejects yoghurt weight loss health claims
168 human publications including 48 intervention studies, 20 observational studies, 12 meta-analyses, 13 reviews, and 75 other studies (bioavailability and mechanistic studies) have failed to convince the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) that...
FDA warning over infant's death shouldn't call safety of probiotics into question, experts say
The recall last last year of a probiotic product found to be contaminated with a fungus should not cast a pall over the entire sector, experts say. Though they are products consisting of cultured microorganisms, probiotic ingredients are no more at risk...
Guest article
UNPA: On a host of issues, it's back to the future in 2015
On the cusp of its 30th anniversary, there’s been a lot of talk about the look forward provided by the 1985 movie, Back to the Future. A similar look back at the natural health products industry to see the future is not such a far-fetched idea. A number...
India
Drug trial compensation increased though still not enough, say experts
While India plans to increase compensation payments to volunteers who suffer disability from clinical trials, some experts have criticised the new regime for not going far enough.