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The US has the highest prevalence of overweight teens according to a new global study. But obesity in all age groups is believed to be on the increase, according to an article in The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Australian food ingredients firm Clover Corporation has formed a joint venture to produce and market a soya-based ingredient for use in functional foods.
Long-term use of a probiotic helped patients recover from a post-surgical complication in tests carried out in Europe, report researchers.
Forthcoming European legislation on health claims could pose a roadblock to rapid market expansion of polyphenols, the plant-based antioxidants gaining increasing attention for their disease-fighting actions, warns a new report.
Vegetables such as as broccoli and cabbage have been shown to protect against cancer but US scientists have now patented a compound derived from these greens with a new use - to treat cancer.
Men and women who drank more coffee and other caffeinated beverages were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who drank few or no caffeinated beverages, report researchers in a new study.
PepsiCo's Tropicana brand has added a sub-line of fortified juices to its range, including an immune-boosting variety with selenium, increasing its activites in the functional beverages sector.