A new hand-held electronic tongue aims to provide accurate and
reliable taste measurements for companies currently relying on
human tasters for their quality control of foods.
A new web-based, content-driven product development tool for food
retail organisations and food manufacturers was launched recently
by food industry software vendor QSA.
Heavy doses of Vitamin A either in the diet or in supplement form
may weaken older women's bones, unless they also happen to be
undergoing estrogen therapy, researchers said recently.
Low-fat diets can have significant health benefits in the long
term, but they are also known to reduce levels of HDL or 'good'
cholesterol. According to Reuters Health, recent research appears
to have discovered why - simple...
Food-loving France is to cut back on salt, with a recommendation
that food companies reduce salt content in their produce by a fifth
within five years, a top public health adviser said on Thursday.
Researchers from the US Department of Agriculture have found that
herbs are an abundant source of antioxidants and could provide
potential anticancer benefits when supplementing a balanced diet.
People, particularly young children, the elderly and those with
weak immune systems, should avoid eating raw sprouts because the
crunchy, protein-packed foods could cause salmonella and other
possibly fatal infections, U.S. federal...
Australian foot-and-mouth expert Dr Laurie Gleeson has warned that
the highly adaptable pan-Asian strain of Foot and Mouth Disease
(FMD), responsible for the UK outbreaks, is on the move in
South-East Asia.
In a recent study published in the American Journal of Respiratory
and Critical Care Medicine, researchers from London's King's
College reported that individuals who ate at least two apples per
week were between 22 and 32...
In a recent issue of The New England Journal of Medecine, Drs.
Walter C. Willett and Meir J. Stampfer review the evidence for and
against using various vitamin supplements to prevent disease.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition has reaffirmed that the
current upper limits for vitamin A set by the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) provide an appropriate safeguard for the general population.
Bangladeshi agro-based company Fine Foods Limited (FFL) has
launched an initial public offering (IPO) to raise 32 million taka
($561,403), company officials said on Wednesday
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating whether the
use of dietary supplements containing kava (also known as kava kava
or Piper methysticum) is associated with liver toxicity.
A component of tomato sauce may help reduce DNA damage in the
prostate, a new study suggests. This may have implications for the
prevention or treatment of prostate cancer. The active ingredient
appears to be lycopene, an antioxidant...
Dutch ingredients company DSM this week announced the completion of
important research to determine the complete DNA sequence of a key
production organism, the fungus Aspergillus niger.
Leptin, a protein secreted by fat cells, may be an independent risk
factor for heart disease in humans, according to an article
published this week in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart
Association.
Tortillas made with minced mealworm larvae, which plague stored
wheat products, are excellent sources of protein and essential
fatty acids, a new study finds, reports Nature this week.
A medical food product containing uncooked cornstarch could help
type 2 diabetics manage their blood glucose levels and decrease the
incidence of nighttime and morning hyperglycemia, new research
suggests.
Being too fat has become almost as big a health problem as smoking
in the United States, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said
on Thursday, and urged Americans to lose weight.
A natural food additive with 35 times the cooling power of menthol
- but no minty flavour - could be soon bringing a cool tang to a
wide range of products.
Milk provides more calcium and protein per penny compared to any
other foods served on school lunch menus, according to a new study
published in the Journal of The American Dietetic Association
(JADA), the US National Dairy Council...
The International Lecithin and Phospholipid Society (ILPS)
announced this week the 8th International Congress on
Phospholipids, to be held in Vienna, Austria on 7-10 September 2002
People in Finland hoping to quench their thirst by downing a drink
full of assorted vitamins could get more than they bargained for, a
study published by the country's National Food Agency found on
Wednesday.
People in Scotland view healthy eating as boring and tasteless,
these are the findings or new research carried out by the Food
Standards Agency (FSA) Scotland which investigated why so many
Scots fail to improve their diet.
Unlike milk, the effect of bone-boosting calcium supplements in
young girls does not last, according to new research revealed this
week by the UK National Osteoporosis Society (NOS).
Scientists at the Ohio State University claim to have developed the
first heart-healthy and tasty soy bread that can legitimately carry
the FDA health claim.
The U.K. Food Standards Agency (FSA) is considering working with
the food industry to develop guidelines on the labelling and
promotion of foods directed at children.
The prevalence of major depression has increased and the age of
onset has decreased in every decade during the 2000 century in the
western world. Psychiatrists in the United States are looking into
the effect low concentrations of...
Cirrhosis of the liver killed more women in the UK than cervical
cancer in the 2000 with heavy drinking a contributory factor,
according to the annual report from the UK's Chief Medical Officer.
Novis, the company behind FoodNavigator.com, today announced the
launch of a new European portal on health ingredients for the
formulation and marketing of dietary supplements, nutraceuticals
and functional foods
The US nutraceuticals market had a value of $30,441 million
(€34,120 million) in 2000 and is expected to grow at a faster pace
than the overall food industry.
Fortification of grain products with the B vitamin folate may help
reduce memory loss in the over-60's. These are the latest findings
from data compiled by a recent nationwide health and nutrition
survey, NHANES III, carried...
The global organic banana market is growing rapidly and could
account for three per cent of sales in the next three years, the
United Nations food body said on Wednesday.
One in seven elderly Britons suffers from malnutrition, even though
Britain is one of the world's richest nations, according to a
report published on Wednesday.
Common baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is best
known for helping to ferment beer and leaven bread. ARS scientists
are working to expand on its applications.
Scientists at the US Agriculture Research Service (ARS) are cooking
up a new kind of french fry for health-conscious consumers who can
not resist the fast-food favourite.
America's soybean growers are launching a new searchable database
that will provide a way to evaluate nutrition research and programs
using soy for those living with HIV/AIDS.