No easy solution to obesity for food makers
Food manufacturers who invest in healthier options will see significant returns as they meet growing demand for health foods, claimed a report released by Merrill Lynch this week.
Archives for September 25, 2003
Dairy drive to reduce obesity
Leading scientists from the United States, Australia and Canada gathered in Toronto this week to present their latest findings. The conference was organised by Dairy Farmers of Canada.
GM Nation? No thanks
Parties interested in forging ahead with GM foodstuffs in the UK have a battle on their hands as the widest public debate ever held in Britain finds an overwhelming percentage of people uneasy, suspicious or hostile to the introduction of genetically...
Canada backs further research on ginseng cold remedy
Canadian health authorities are funding a large study to investigate the efficacy of a ginseng-based product to fight the common cold.
Folic acid slashes neuroblastoma figures
Folic acid food fortification has more than halved the incidence in Canada of the deadly childhood cancer neuroblastoma, report researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto. They plan to investigate whether the vitamin...
New weapon for obesity research
Recent discoveries made by German scientists tinkering with genes linked to fat metabolism join the growing armoury in the battle of the bulge.
Vitamin E may lower risk of esophagus, stomach cancer
Supplementing the diet with alpha-tocopherol vitamin E may reduce the risk of certain gastrointestinal cancers, suggests a new Chinese study.