The Australian Consumers Association has questioned general
consumer use of protein bars and shakes in a report that could have
repercussions for the mainstream sports and energy market and call
into question marketing techniques.
Swiss chemicals group Lonza is increasing the prices of its niacin
and niacinamide by between 10-12 per cent to absorb higher costs
for raw materials, energy and transportation, it said yesterday.
Keeping an eye on cholesterol can reduce the risk of heart disease
and stroke but it may also help ward off Alzheimer's disease,
according to new research.
Resistant starch could help people burn more fat and speed up
metabolism, says a researcher, offering significant benefits to the
growing numbers at risk of obesity-related disease, reports
Dominique Patton.
D-theanine can inhibit the body's absorption of the amino
L-theanine and may present a health risk to consumers, suggest
researchers at Iowa University.
Emerging research on lactic acid bacteria is set to offer food
companies a new method of vitamin enrichment that allows them to
get around consumer concerns over added ingredients, writes
Dominique Patton.
Japanese scientists have found that red pepper, also known as
cayenne pepper, suppresses fat and energy intake when added to the
diet but they say that this is not a result of the spice's
sensation on the mouth.
Taking a carbohydrate supplement after exercise helps to slow
breakdown of muscle protein, report researchers, clarifying the
role of complex sugars in sports nutrition.
US scientists have patented a new, stable and absorbable form of
chromium and are looking for companies to carry out trials on the
product, they said this week.
US company Reilly Industries is to buy Degussa's Belgium-based
vitamin B3 business for an undisclosed sum, giving the US firm the
world's largest capacity for food grade vitamin B3.
Italian L-carnitine specialist Sigma-Tau Healthscience this week
received a US patent for a composition, containing both L-carnitine
and creatine phosphate, to prevent muscle fatigue and enhance
sports performance.
Swiss chemicals firm Lonza is strengthening its position in the
vitamin B3 market, with construction of a new niacinamide plant at
its Guangzhou site in China.
Japanese researchers have discovered a new vitamin that has an
important role in immune response and fertility in mice. The
chemical, pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ), may have a similar
function in humans, they said.
Norwegian firm NutriPharma says a study shows its soy composition
Abacor to be more effective at lowering cholesterol than other
commercially available soy protein.
In autumn 2002 chemical giant BASF will suspend lysine production
for a total of six weeks in Gunsan, Korea as the company integrates
new vitamin manufacturing features.
A pill which could help build muscle without the need for exercise
could be more than just a pipe dream following research from Duke
University and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
in the US which has shown how...
A study at the University of Colorado at Boulder has found that
older adults may beable to combat oxidative stress in their cells
by increasing vitamin C intake. And with the increase in
metabolism, the benefits would also include...
Recent research from Belgium shows that supplementing a lipid
emulsion containing medium-chain triglycerides with vitamin E is
more effective than conventional long-chain triglyceride emulsion.
The International Lecithin and Phospholipid Society (ILPS)
announced this week the 8th International Congress on
Phospholipids, to be held in Vienna, Austria on 7-10 September 2002
