Could beetroot bread help lower heart disease risk?
Enriching bread with nitrate-rich beetroot could help to lower our risk of heart disease by reducing blood pressure and improving blood vessel functioning, according to new research.
Archives for September 8, 2013
HP Ingredients launches maqui berry extract for blood sugar management
Formulators of products for blood sugar management have a new option, as HP Ingredients announces it is the new exclusive North American sales and marketing agent for Delphinol, a purified, concentrated standardized extract of Maqui berry (Aristotelia...
Vitamin E tocotrienols shows bone health benefits: Rat data
Vitamin E tocotrienols may boost bone health, with or without statins, suggests new data from a study with osteoporotic rats.
Special Edition: Amino Acids and Protein
Animal feed sector likely first target for commodity algal proteins, expert says
Algae is theoretically the most efficient way to produce protein, especially in terms of unit land area devoted to production. But the day when algal proteins make up a significant proportion of human nutrition requirements is still some years in the...
Finland warns against synephrine and caffeine combo fat burners
Fat burning food supplements containing a combination of caffeine and synephrine are dangerous, according to Finnish authorities which have called for their removal from shelves.