Making claims for carbs
The Food and Drug Administration needs to define 'low-carb' and other carbohydrate claims, according to consumer and trade groups, so that food companies responding to the current diet craze compete on equal ground.
Archives for February 3, 2004
Ephedra alternatives aim to cover gap in market
Supplement maker Metabolife, a name strongly associated with the weight loss herbal ephedra, has launched a new appetite suppressant, free of both ephedra and caffeine.
Tyson removes trans fatty acids
US meat processor Tyson Foods became the latest food manufacturer to cave into consumer pressure to cut the trans fat content in foods announcing it will remove the artery-clogging ingredient from a range of packaged foods.
Driving competitivity in Europe's food industry
Millions of euros will be poured into three major 'farm-to-fork?research projects, the Commission said yesterday, to reinforce R&D co-operation at a European level and bring a monetary boost to the increasingly complex food industry of today.
Iodine supplements for mothers who smoke?
Smokers who breast feed should take iodine supplements, say Danish researchers, who found that smoking could impact the transport of iodine in human milk and could reduce iodine levels - a lack of which could impact thyroid hormone formation in early...
HRT raises risk of breast cancer recurrence, alternatives needed
A Swedish study established to assess the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women with a history of breast cancer has been stopped early after preliminary results show 'unacceptably high' risks of breast cancer recurrence for HRT users.
Antioxidants reduce asthma risk in children
Higher levels of the antioxidants beta-carotene and vitamin C, along with the antioxidant trace mineral selenium, were associated with a lower risk of asthma in a large study on young Americans, published this week.