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Men who eat fish at least five times a week could slash the risk of developing colorectal cancer by 40 per cent, compared to men who ate fish less than once a week, Harvard researchers told the American Association for Cancer Research's Frontiers in...
DSM Food Specialties' protein ingredient PeptoPro is featuring in a new sports drink being launched in the United States, a formulation for sports beverages that was applauded earlier this year by the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) on sports...
LycoRed is bolstering its UK premix capabilities with a new lipid formulation facility at its plant in Kent that will extend its scope from powder blends for cereals to infant formula and other oil based products.
The government's new WIC nutritional guidelines should allow for a broader range of whole grain foods than currently proposed, according to the AACC International Whole Grains Task Force.
High consumption of soy-based foods during childhood could reduce the risk of developing breast cancer later in life by 58 per cent, say researchers from the US National Cancer Institute.
Cinnamon dietary supplements in Germany carrying health claims to reduce blood sugar and help control type-2 diabetes should be classed as 'medicinal products', and regulated as such, two federal institutes have said.
Dietary supplement sales look set to grow upwards of $6bn by 2011, according to a new report from Packaged Facts, and products geared towards specific ailments may account for a large share of this growth.