Nutritional advice encourages growth in infants
The quality and extent of nutritional advice given to families in developing countries should be improved to reduce stunted growth in infants, said The Lancet today.
Archives for May 9, 2005
Low-fat dairy cuts diabetes risk in men
Dairy food makers looking to drill further into the health benefits of their primary foodstuffs will welcome new findings that suggest two servings of low-fat dairy foods a day could reduce men's risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Wrong form of theanine interferes with absorption
D-theanine can inhibit the body's absorption of the amino L-theanine and may present a health risk to consumers, suggest researchers at Iowa University.
Allied Biotech praised for beta-carotene products
Allied Biotech Corporation has won praise for its strategy in mastering the European beta-carotene market, said Frost & Sullivan yesterday.
Changing carbs for protein helps reduce stomach fat
Substituting a modest amount of protein for carbohydrate may reduce abdominal obesity, say researchers reporting on data gathered from a diverse multi-ethnic population.
Use supplements not sunbeds to lift vitamin D levels
Supplements, and not increased exposure to either natural or artificial ultraviolet (UV) light, should be the preferred way of topping up vitamin D levels, stress medical experts in a journal this month.
Functional foods: what consumers want
Functional foods may only make up one percent of the food industry, but the category is growing by ten percent each year and the race amongst companies to develop foods with health benefits that are commercially successful is well underway. Linda...