News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Nestlé today confirmed the successful take-over of Novartis Medical Nutrition in a deal worth US$2.5bn - and one which will catapult the Swiss firm into the top end of the medical foods market.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is funding a Mayo Clinic study following the work of the EU-funded Syncan project, this time using prebiotics without probiotics, in relation to colon cancer.
Increased intake of dairy foods may cut the risk of smokers developing prostate cancer by about 40 per cent, suggests a new study from the US.
Weekly comment
Mergers and acquisition activity is always ongoing in every segment of industry, but this summer looks to be a particularly hot one for food and beverage manufacturers.