With cancer rates expected to rise 50 per cent to 15 million by
2020, a WHO report suggests that if governments act now, there are
several ways to reduce these rates - especially through diet.
Salt Lake supplement manufacturer Weider Nutrition today reported
disappointing results for the third quarter of 2003, continuing the
downward trend for the past year.
Degussa BioActives is to collaborate on a research project with
Belgian company Galapagos Genomics to identify nutraceuticals
beneficial in joint health management.
Over-the-counter dietary supplements containing the ephedra herb do
more harm than good and should be removed from the market,
according to the American Heart Association.
British manufacturer of carbohydrate ingredients Tate & Lyle is
to expand the capacity of its krystar crystalline fructose plant in
Lafayette, Indiana by 20 per cent. Due to be completed by August
2003, the company said that no...
Doctors in the US have raised recommended levels of vitamin D for
infants because they say exposure to sunlight, which generates
production of the vitamin in the skin, is no longer a safe way to
prevent deficiency in children.
Demand for cosmeceutical products in the US is expected to increase
8.5 per cent per year to $5.1 billion in 2007, propelled by a
stream of new and advanced age-defying product introductions,
suggests a new report.
The death of three hunters from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is likely
to heighten fears that people in North America are contracting a
new form of the fatal brain disorder from deer, reports the New
Scientist.
Soy ingredients company Solbar Industries is to launch soy isolates
in September this year as part of its strategy to offer a full
range of soy proteins.
Ingredients company Solae, the result of a joint venture by US
soybean giant Bunge and ingredients company DuPont Protein
Technologies, celebrates its official launch this week, and sets
out to reach its sales goal of $800million...
Canadian beverage company Leading Brands has entered into license
agreements to introduce two new energy drinks to the US. It is also
to develop a nutritional drink over coming months.
International scientists, gathering to discuss the growing body of
research on lycopene at a US conference this week, revealed a new
study suggesting the antioxidant may help male infertility.
Ocean Spray, the US cranberry grower co-operative and juicemaker,
announced this week that it has axed 58 corporate-level jobs in a
bid to streamline the company and help it restore profitability for
its growers-owners.
Food safety is in the limelight this week with the United Nation's
Food and Agriculture Organisation advocating a new approach to
ensure that the food we eat is free from food-borne hazards.
Simple folic acid-iron supplements taken during pregnancy may be
more effective than multiple vitamins in reducing the risk of low
birth weight babies, according to a US study.
Colorado-based Aloecorp, a supplier of Aloe vera raw materials, has
formed a partnership with Brown Chemical Company, a distributor of
raw material ingredients to the cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and
pharmaceutical industries.
As the recent DEA ruling banning hemp products for human
consumption sinks in, another industry member says it is confident
that there will be a 'pro-hemp victory in the 9th circuit court'.
Natural Health Trends this week announced record revenues and
earnings for 2002, with net sales climbing 60 per cent on the prior
year to $39.7 million and income up by 203 per cent.
New research from UK-based Institute of Food Research reveals that
two food components recognised for their ability to fight cancer
are up to 13 times more powerful when put to work together. The
findings could open up new possibilities...
Archer Daniels Midland, the giant US agricultural products
processor, has extended its international alliance with
Nutraceutix, a manufacturer of controlled delivery technology for
the pharmaceutical industry.
California-based dietary supplement maker Natrol this week reported
operating income of $1.8 million for the year ended December 31,
2002 with sales down slightly on the previous year.
The National Nutritional Foods Association reports back from its
lobbying day last week, which demonstrated the industry's
resistance to changes to DSHEA.
Eating fish several times a week not only helps keep the heart in
good condition in healthy people, but can also significantly cut
the risk of heart disease in diabetics, at elevated risk of the
disease, report researchers today.
Cargill Sweeteners North America, a subsidiary of agro-giant
Cargill, has formed a marketing alliance with sugar beet processor
Wyoming Sugar to sell and distribute sugar products to food and
beverage manufacturers. The agreement...
Nature's Path Foods has called the recent DEA ruling on hemp foods,
which categorizes all cannabis-derived foods in the same way as
illegal drugs, a 'baffling' move.
Why can vitamin A help immune systems to fight back when under
attack by some food-poisoning organisms but not, for example, the
common cold? Researchers in the US try to unravel the mystery.
Canada's department of health has introduced a nutrition labeling
'toolkit' to help dietitians and health professionals educate
consumers on the new nutrition labeling practice, to become
mandatory for large companies...
Canadian firm Burcon NutraScience announced the preliminary stages
of an agreement with ADM which would see the oilseed processor
manufacturing Puratein and Supertein canola protein isolates using
Burcon's extraction technology.
New insights about the foundations of our health could soon be
revealed thanks to the recent completion of the genome sequence of
one of the most prevalent bacteria that live in the human intestine
- Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron.
Linnea, the Swiss manufacturer and distributor of botanical
extracts for the dietary supplement, pharmaceutical and cosmetics
industries, has extended the range of products available to
customers in the US.
ChampionLyte says it is in the final stages of negotiations with a
former Snapple executive to head up the company's soon-to-be-formed
beverage division.
Researchers from biopharmaceutical company Zengen announced this
week that supplements of a naturally occurring hormone may be able
to help patients with brain injury.
Whole Living subsidiary The Brain Garden launched its Food First
Program last weekend, an educational program about diet and
obesity, which the company hopes will drive sales of its key
products.
Nestle USA has responded to recent controversy over the damage done
to children's health by soft drinks by promoting vending of its
Nesquik drink in schools.
Improving food safety 'the natural way' would certainly appeal to
the increasingly health vigilant consumer. Scientists in the UK
have been looking at a variety of natural antimicrobials that could
extend food shelf-life...
Researchers in Hong Kong report that the hormone melatonin, more
commonly used to reduce the effects of jetlag, could protect the
brain from the effects of stroke.
US food company Kraft Foods has put its powdered soft drink
concentrate plant in Hyderabad, India up for sale, reports the
Indian paper Financial Express.
Energy bars with low or moderate levels of carbohydrates may not
help dieters lose weight as they promise to do, as overall energy
contents are similar to that of higher carbohydrate bars, reports a
US study.
US-based ADM Specialty Ingredients is restructuring its sales and
marketing organisation "to better serve customer needs for
comprehensive and innovative food ingredients".
Canada's PanGeo Pharma group has acquired the Quest Consumer Health
Care business of Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) for approximately
C$14 million (€10m).
Vitamins are increasingly recognised for their role in skin health,
according to experts who this week highlighted the new research
showing the benefits of vitamin K and niacin.
Taking supplements of creatine to slow the muscular disease
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be a waste of time and
money, conclude the authors of a new clinical trial published this
week.
More good news about cranberry juice: researchers have found that
drinking three glasses a day significantly raises levels of 'good
cholesterol', reducing the risk of heart disease.
