Archives for January 16, 2003

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Fatty diet may affect children's growth process

A study on the effects of fatty diets on puppies, could provide valuable insights into how oxidised fat affects growing children, report researchers this month. The team found that even those fed a moderate level of oxidised lipids had reduced growth,...

Understanding the elderly taste bud

The acuity of senses like taste and smell, essential for our enjoyment of food and drink, decreases with age. Such changes in sensory capacities will clearly have an impact on the choice the older consumer makes with regards to their food preferences.

Iron overload gene linked to colon cancer risk

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have found that people with gene mutations associated with abnormally high iron levels are 40 per cent more likely than others to develop colon cancer.

Bush backs nutrition program

Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced yesterday that President Bush will propose record-level funding for USDA's Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutritional program as part of his 2004 budget request.

Novogen gains patent for soy hypocotyl isoflavones

Isoflavone producer Novogen has been issued a US patent for the use of soy material made from ground soy hypocotyl, to contain at least one isoflavone, in dietary supplements. The patent has been licensed to Du Pont Protein Technologies.