Vitamin C can aid congestive heart failure patients by suppressing
the signal for cell death within blood vessel linings, French and
German scientists reveal this week.
A compound in eggs, a lecithin, can reduce the absorption of
cholesterol, US researchers reveal this week. The research has
resulted in the issue of a new U.S. Patent.
Twenty-five years ago, Alan Darvill and colleagues described one of
the most complex carbohydrates found in nature. Called
rhamnogalacturan II or RG-II, it is found in plant cell walls. The
carbohydrate is found in all higher plants...
Israeli ingredients company Gadot Biochemical Industries Ltd.
announced this week that it has developed a new, highly
bioavailable, soluble magnesium supplement based on citric acid.
A combination of the antioxidant Vitamin E and a cox inhibitor such
as aspirin significantly delays the development of atherosclerosis
in mice even when their cholesterol levels remain high, new
evidence suggests.
Decontamination with 1 per cent and 2 per cent buffered lactic acid
does not appreciably affect the spread of pathogen E.coli in beef
tissue, Belgian scientists report this week.
Oil from the common herb oregano may be an effective treatment
against dangerous, and sometimes drug-resistant bacteria, an
American researcher has found.
The destination for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
World Food Summit next month may still be under discussion but
today the FAO will focus on World Food Day
High-protein diets have no proven effectiveness in long-term weight
reduction and pose potential health threats for those who adhere to
them for more than a short time.
French consumers believe British food is the most unsafe in Europe,
while food produced in France is of the highest quality, according
to an poll carried out for French producers group ANIA and released
on Tuesday.
Seventeen out of nineteen iron products tested passed on all parameters, ConsumerLab.com, an independent evaluator of dietary supplements and nutrition products, claimed this week.
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. on Tuesday said its third-quarter
earnings jumped 22 per cent, boosted by sales of Aquafina bottled
water and Mountain Dew Code Red soda, and said its growth is on
track for the rest of the year.
More evidence to support the view that the dietary intake of onions
is of benefit to cardiovascular health and may inhibit human
platelet aggregation was released recently following research by
American scientists.
Tests from a German laboratory confirmed Slovakia's first case of
mad cow disease on Thursday, proving fears that the brain wasting
affliction has spread further into Eastern Europe.
A new gadget to rapidly predict food poisoning is now available for
food processing companies. Called ImmunoFlow, the machine is no
bigger than a personal stereo and is so small and light that its
inventors ultimately envisage health...
Ingredients supplier Lyckeby Stärkelsen has developed a new range
of products based on potato fibre. The first to be launched is
LYCKEBY PM 50. This product is developed for injected poultry
products and has a dual-purposes.
Organic broiler chickens are three times as likely as
conventionally-bred poultry to be contaminated with a bacterium
that causes food-poisoning, say Danish vets, the New Scientist
reports this week.
An economic downturn may not hurt the U.K. market for organic food
products, Robert Duxbury, technical manager for organic products at
J Sainsbury PLC told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.
The United Soybean Board (USB) released data from their annual
survey showing that Americans changing their eating habits due to
health and nutrition concerns has risen dramatically to 72 per
cent.
The Institut Rosell-Lallemand was awarded this week the 2001 Market
Engineering Technology Leadership Award for its new enteric coating
technology STAR™.
Spinach may help restore sight in people who are legally blind, US
researchers reveal this week. Scientists at the Department of
Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are investigating whether a
protein from spinach could replace...
While a balanced diet as recommended by the USDA Food Guide Pyramid
may help in the prevention of cancer, whey protein is being proven
in clinical studies to be a powerful assistant in cancer prevention
and treatment.
The "World O-Cha Festival 2001" will be held in Shizuoka City of
Shizuoka Prefecture, the centre of o-cha (Japanese green tea)
production in Japan, from October 5 to 10.
At the Fi Europe 2001, DSM Food Specialties will introduce a new
application of its FirmFruit® enzyme system designed to enhance the
appearance and consistency of processed tomato pieces in
end-product applications.
Danisco's research centre in Brabrand, Denmark was the meeting
point on September 10-11 for a group of international researchers
focusing on Asian eating habits and the latest food trends.
Lately, numerous studies have been published regarding the health
benefits of flaxseed otherwise known as linseed, one of the oldest
cultivated plants used by man.
Fenugreek, trigonella foenum-graecum, is an annual plant, member of
the pea family. The botanical name for fenugreek means "Greek hay,"
since it was used at one time to scent poor quality hay.
An experiment by a Japanese doctor showed oolong tea reduces body
fat and rejuvenates internal organs, because it contains a large
amount of polyphenols.
A group of French people who ate a popular wild mushroom developed
rhabdomyolysis, a potentially fatal condition in which skeletal
muscle fibres break down, the New England Journal of Medicine
reports this week.
Excess cholesterol on the blood is a sign that one is at risk of
cardiovascular diseases. However, according to new research,
too-low cholesterol levels could increase the risk of cancer.
