Food giant Nestle announced thiw week the fortification of one of
its leading brands. Ready-to-drink (RTD) Nesquik flavoured milk
varieties are now fortified...
Nearly one third of high school girls and 16 per cent of high
school boys show symptoms of an eating disorder, US researchers
announced on Thursday. These...
Canadian dairy producer PurNutra Inc., announced on Tuesday the
launch of a line of all natural omega-3 / DHA enriched cheese. The
product,under the...
UK-based TasteTech, announced this week a new application for their
Controlled Release Encapsulation (CR100) technology. The company
has been working...
Tropical fruit, Asimina triloba, more commonly known as the
pawpaw, may be the next low-fat alternative for the
health-conscious consumer. Researchers...
Nutritional supplements do not pose the threat of "mad cow" disease
to U.S consumers, the leading trade group for the industry assured
the public on Friday.
TheUniversity of Michigan Health System has created a program that
labels food products to help shoppers with heart problems. The
colour-coded labels...
In a reversal of previous research, a comprehensivestudy released
on Wednesday shows that drinking green tea offers no protection
againststomach cancer.
Blueberries, cranberries, huckleberries and related plants contain
resveratrol, a potential anticancer agent, according to the results
of a study by...
A glass of purple grape juice is more fruitful than you might have
imagined. According to preliminary research by a University of
Scranton professor,...
An apple juice a day could keep a trip to the heart doctor away,
says new research. A team of researchers at UC Davis School of
Medicine in the US have...
Following the February 17th issue of The Lancet suggesting that
obesity was linked to soft drinks consumption, Richard Adamson,
Ph.D., NSDA Vice President...
New study findings published in The Lancet suggest that, with every
soft drink or sugar-sweetened beverage a child drinks every day,
their obesity risk...
African-Americans in Indianapolis are twice as likely to develop
Alzheimer'sdisease as Africans in a Nigerian city, suggesting that
environmental factors...
Alfalfa seeds may worsen an autoimmune disorder called lupus, a new
study suggests. Amy Christine Brown, an assistant professor of
nutrition at the University...
The simple potato could help our memory, suggests new research from
Canada. Researchers at the University of Toronto Bayview Centre for
Geriatric Care...
Some people may experience migraine headaches due to consumption of
wheat, a small new study suggests. Patients were all found to have
a sensitivity to...
The avocado fruit may help hepatitis C sufferers, new research
suggests. Compounds in avocados appear to lessen the liver damage
caused by hepatitis...
The levels of manganese in some over-the-counterdietary supplements
exceed US government recommended levels for safe consumption of the
element, Reuters...
An increase in positive drug tests for thebanned anabolic steroid
nandrolone has led researchers to suggest that contamination of
legitimate foodsupplements...
Confectionery producer Mars Inc., keen to promote the possible
health benefits of flavonoids, has introduced theCocoapro logo on
confectionery packaging...
Creatine, the dietary supplement popular among athletes to increase
their muscle bulk, may cause cancer, experts warned this week. The
French Agency...
Milk is being made to stay fresher for longer thanks to technology
first pioneered by the creators of ice beer, the BBC reports.
Scandanavian dairy giant...
Switzerland has banned Austrian pork as the growing scandal over
the supply of illegal drugs to Austrian pig farmers claimed its
first ministerial resignation,...
UK company, TasteTech have developed a new method for processing
paprika and turmeric spices. The method is a controlled release
encapsulation, whereby...
Researchers at US Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre are currently
enrolling patients in a large multi-centre clinical trial to
determine whether two popular...
Traditionally high cholesterol is known to be harmful, now a recent
study has found that too low cholesterol is associated with adverse
behavioural effects...
High levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) are present in some
overweight children, a new study finds. CRP is a substance that
indicates to doctors the presence...
A new report into the dietary recommendations for iron stresses the
importance of including meat, fish and poultry in the diet as the
best readily-absorbed...
A cow resistant to the damaging mastitis disease might save the
dairy industry millions of dollars. Researchers at the University
of Vermont (UVM) in...
Canadian dairy food company, PurNutra Inc., is due to launch this
week a new Omega-3/ DHA enriched cheese. The cheese line,
distributed in the U.S under...
According to researchers at Banyu Pharmaceutical Co. a healthy
human body must have between 180 and 240 milligrams of cholesterol
per 100 millilitres...
Maternal diet can influence a babies taste for certain foods,
recent researchpublished in the New Scientist, suggests. A team of
scientists at the EuropeanCentre...
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural
ResearchService (ARS) have investigated a variety of broccoli to
discover if theyinduce...