A new study confirms that a high-fiber diet has no positive impact
on those at risk of colon cancer. Scientists re-investigating the
Wheat Bran Fiber trial have found that even for people starting on
a low fiber diet, supplements...
Tests on the strength of the US' most popular supplement, garlic,
show that products on the market vary by as much as 1500 per cent
across products, according to a review by ConsumerLab. The company
also reported that almost...
Under a new agreement Leiner Health Products is to market and sell
Lite Bites Nutrition Bars, the flagship weight loss product made by
Nutrition 21, a developer of nutritional products.
Scientists from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural
Research Service (ARS) are probing the role that the protein leptin
plays in regulating appetite and weight gain, in a bid to stem the
worrying rise in obesity among...
A new study on the controversial weight-loss supplement ephedra
contradicts previous allegations that the herb can have dangerous
effects on cardiac health. The study comes at a time when several
states are trying to ban products...
A new study shows that a fiber and nutrient drink sold by Unicity
Network can lower both total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels
when taken regularly along with a diet low in saturated fat and
cholesterol.
A report commissioned by the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of
Economics shows that nutrition-related claims were a major focus of
food advertising and an important focus of competition during the
last two decades.
Researchers from the US claim the essential mineral zinc may help
protect cells against oxidative damage. Not usually linked to
antioxidant properties, the scientists say that zinc may safeguard
red blood cell membranes against oxidative...
