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Dietary approaches to lowering cholesterol may be a side effect-free alternative to statin drugs for patients with moderately high cholesterol, but a new study at Pennsylvania State University shows that in patients with high levels of C-reactive...
Weider Nutrition is shifting its focus back to the United States and looking for new acquisitions on home turf, following the sale of Haleko, Europe's biggest sports nutrition business to Croatian holding company Atlantic Grupa, report Dominique...
A New Zealand research institute is aiming to turn fruit from a traditional health food into one that can help food manufacturers meet today's consumer's demands for specific health benefits, writes Dominique Patton.
High-dose folic acid supplements might slow the decline in memory usually seen with ageing, said Dutch researchers yesterday.
Ireland's food authority has launched the first major public consultation of its kind to inform new laws on fortifying food with folic acid, writes Dominique Patton.
Lonza and Nutraceutical Corporation have reached a settlement in their L-Carnitine patent dispute, obliging Nutraceutical to source all its L-Carnitine L-Tartrine in the US from Lonza, writes Jess Halliday.
The maker of a new functional beverage that claims to burn calories by increasing metabolism says products with net negative calories are the next step in the evolution of the diet drinks market. But can consumers be assured that they work and, more...