Archives for November 2, 2009

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Clinical trials are EFSA’s fool’s gold

There’s gold to be found in them health claims mountains, but prospectors from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) must be happy with the little chunks that add up to a lot, and stop searching for nuggets the size of your fist.

Gut bacteria link to breast cancer probed

By Jane Byrne

A research project, funded by the US Department of Defense, is evaluating how microbial imbalances may impact diseases such as breast cancer.

Call for more education on Canadian nutrition labeling

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Most Canadians use on-pack nutrition labeling as their primary source of nutritional information but many need to interpret it better, according to a study from the Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition.