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Taking vitamin E supplements for several years did not reduce the risk of cancer or cardiovascular events in a group of elderly diabetics and heart disease patients, report researchers today.
The cellulose derivative HPMC, used for years to add texture to foods and in drug delivery, could become a new functional food ingredient, researchers said yesterday, as it appears to slow down fat absorption from foods, writes Dominique Patton.
New omega-3 fortified foods are reaching the US market this year, helped by government support for their health benefits.
Finnish plant sterol maker Raisio has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Polish dairy Obory that will allow it to launch new Benecol products in the emerging market.
Almost half the mothers and a third of infants tested in a new study were deficient in vitamin D, say Canadian researchers, revealing potential risks to health.
US firm Nutrition 21 will seek to boost sales of chromium piocolinate in Europe, following acceptance of a scientific dossier in the UK that gives the ingredient up to four years of derogation from the food supplements directive, writes Dominique Patton.
The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) announced this week that it will hold its International Whey Conference in September. Autumn may seem a long way away when spring is only just in the air, but for those in the whey industry these are...