Tea keeps blood pressure down
Tea drinkers are less likely to suffer from hypertension, report Chinese researchers in a study out this week.
Archives for July 26, 2004
Caffeine may worsen type 2 diabetes
Drinking coffee could upset the body's ability to metabolise sugar, with potentially serious effects in those with the increasingly common condition type 2 diabetes, suggest scientists.
Lutein may benefit more elderly than thought
Lutein supplements, shown previously to fortify the macular layer in the eye and thought to protect against age-related blindness, also appear to increase macular pigment in people at earlier stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according...
Nutrition makes major contribution to DSM first half
DSM's vitamin business continues to buoy the group's earnings, contributing almost 40 per cent of its operating profit during the second quarter.
Lifeway looks to the East Coast for expansion
Lifeway Foods, best known for its kefirs, has completed its acquisition of Ilya's Farms, which it hopes will boost distribution of its functional food brands and expand its range of cheese products.
August sees new plant for Z-trim production
Circle Group Holdings will open its new plant to produce the fat replacement product Z-trim - which is used by Swiss food giant Nestle - on 25 August.
Seven Seas cod liver oil continues to grow
The popularity of cod liver oil in the UK continues to boost sales of consumer products at German company Merck KgaA.
Strong earnings from Kellogg
Kellogg this week announced a solid second quarter, beating expectations with a 16 percent rise in earnings, though the company wouldn't reveal to what extent its functional food products contributed to this figure.