Harvard backs vitamin D supplements
Dietary supplements are the key way to deliver consumers’ vitamin D requirements, according to the latest update from the Harvard Medical School, which otherwise backs vitamin intake primarily through foods.
Archives for September 1, 2009
Blueberry juice displays weight management benefits: Mouse study
Drinking a modified blueberry juice may reduce food intake and body weight, and offer weight management potential, suggest findings from a new study with mice.
100m Americans targeted in cholesterol campaign
September is National Cholesterol Education Month and comes at a time when nearly 100m Americans over the age of 20 have ‘elevated’ cholesterol levels – or 200mg/dL or higher.
Dannon shares key to probiotic marketing success
Communicating the digestive or immune health benefits of probiotic products is a better way to reach consumers than highlighting the term ‘probiotic’, according to dairy giant Dannon.
Med diet beats low-fat for diabetes benefits: Study
Consuming a Mediterranean-style diet, rich in vegetables, fruits and nuts, olive oil, and legumes, is more effective for diabetes control than a low-fat diet, says a new study.
Low Canadian vitamin C linked to chronic disease risk
Almost half of Canadian adults are not getting enough vitamin C, according to a recent study, which also suggests that deficiency of the vitamin could be linked to a greater risk of obesity.