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Researchers from the US claim the essential mineral zinc may help protect cells against oxidative damage. Not usually linked to antioxidant properties, the scientists say that zinc may safeguard red blood cell membranes against oxidative effects of...
A new study shows that a fiber and nutrient drink sold by Unicity Network can lower both total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels when taken regularly along with a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol.
A new study on the controversial weight-loss supplement ephedra contradicts previous allegations that the herb can have dangerous effects on cardiac health. The study comes at a time when several states are trying to ban products containing the herb.
A report commissioned by the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics shows that nutrition-related claims were a major focus of food advertising and an important focus of competition during the last two decades.
Tests on the strength of the US' most popular supplement, garlic, show that products on the market vary by as much as 1500 per cent across products, according to a review by ConsumerLab. The company also reported that almost 25 per cent of those...
Under a new agreement Leiner Health Products is to market and sell Lite Bites Nutrition Bars, the flagship weight loss product made by Nutrition 21, a developer of nutritional products.
Scientists from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are probing the role that the protein leptin plays in regulating appetite and weight gain, in a bid to stem the worrying rise in obesity among Americans.