Archives for June 22, 2005

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Health concerns fuel anti-aging market

Staying young is more about health and less about looks, according to a new market report which indicates that Americans spend more than eight times as much on formulated anti-aging products for health maintenance as they do on products to ward off...

Danisco working on encapsulation at new plant

Leading probiotics and ingredients firm Danisco has set up a pilot plant to develop new methods for controlling release of nutritional and functional ingredients in foods, writes Dominique Patton.

Nutrition 21 subjected to FDA health claim delays

The FDA has requested an extension in its review of yet another health claims petition, for Nutrition 21's submission linking chromium picolinate with a reduced risk of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and related disease, writes Jess Halliday.

Eating fruit and veg could cut cataract risk

The vitamin A in carrots has long been believed to aid night vision, but new research from Harvard Medical Center indicates that the whole spectrum of fruit and vegetables could help preserve sight by reducing the risk of developing cataracts by 10 to...

Prescribing functional foods could cut drug costs

The cost burden of prescription drugs could be dramatically slashed if physicians could prescribe scientifically-proven functional foods and diets to treat certain medical conditions, reports Jess Halliday.