Archives for August 25, 2003

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Womb experience dictates 'couch potato' syndrome?

Could your child be preordained to be an overweight couch potato? New Zealand physiologists are proposing that the well-known association between obesity, metabolic syndrome, sedentary behavior, and overeating might have a common biological cause.

Novel ingredient approval for milk?

The food safety agency of Australia and New Zealand has opened channels for public comment on a number of possible changes to its recently implemented Food Standards Code.

HACCP recognition for DMV

Nutrition ingredients supplier DMV International, part of billion euro dairy company Campina, is the first US company to be approved by L.R.Q.A. for HACCP certification under the new RvA standard.

Fruit and veg appeal still lacking

Cardiac rehabilitation patients may "just say no" not only to obviously harmful dietary fat but also to beneficial fruits and vegetables, claims a small study published this month.

Curry spice key to treating IBD

Evidence continues to mount that curcumin, a component of the curry spice tumeric - holds certain health benefits. Researchers in Canada suggest that it could provide an inexpensive treatment for Crohn's disease.