More than half of osteoporosis sufferers do not consume sufficient
quantities of vitamin D, suggests new research - an oversight that
could make them more vulnerable to falls and fractures.
One month after a Utah court issued a ruling on low dose ephedra
products, the dietary supplements industry is still in limbo over
the previously-banned herbal, since the FDA has not yet given any
indication of its next course of...
A study presented this week showing that black cohosh supplements
offer no benefit for hot flushes was probably too short to measure
any effect, says the herbal science group the American Botanical
Council.
Forbes Medi-Tech's 1Q 2005 results follow the pattern of its
recently reported full year 2004 results, with increasing sales of
its nutraceutical offset by deepening operating losses.
The future of hoodia supplements in Europe has been thrown into
doubt by a recent product recall in the Netherlands, alerting all
member states to the herbal's questionable regulatory status,
reports Dominique Patton.
Breast cancer survivors who stick to a low fat diet could be 24
percent less likely to suffer a relapse than those eating a
standard diet, according to researchers at the Los Angeles
Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical...
Omega-3 fatty acids, once heralded as the health ingredient with
most potential for market success, appear to be fulfilling
expectations, with the European market responsible for much of the
innovation in new applications.
Canada's new Food Guide to Healthy Eating will take into account
the country's multicultural community, reports Jess
Halliday, but supplements and fortified foods are not expected
to put in an appearance.
New Chapter is refocusing industry attention on labeling of organic
supplements after reformulating its multivitamin products to meet
the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) standards for organic
foods, reports Jess Halliday.
The American Soybean Association (ASA) has expressed concern that
fungicide supplies may be inadequate to control a major outbreak of
soybean rust, reports Anthony Fletcher.
Cevena Bioproducts is endeavoring to steal a march on other beta
glucan ingredient suppliers by opening an office in Chicago to push
its Viscofiber branded product to US supplements and functional
foods makers, reports Jess Halliday.
Sweden's BioGaia says its recent clinical trials are supporting
stronger health claims on products containing its Reuteri bacteria,
which may help it distinguish its probiotics from the competition,
writes Dominique Patton.
The low-glycemic-load diet has attracted growing numbers of weight-
and health-conscious consumers over the past year. New research
from the Children's Hospital in Boston provides further indication
that their enthusiasm could...
Green tea appears to protect against cancer by affecting a
'promiscuous' protein that pharmaceutical experts are already
targeting in their work on anti-cancer drugs, according to new
research.
The message about the gut health benefit probiotics can deliver is
finally getting through to US consumers, according to a new report
on the state of the functional foods sub-category.
Over the past year Cyanotech has had to contend with the impact of
poor weather conditions on sales and the cost of necessary
maintenance and expansion programs - and still managed to achieve
sales broadly in line with the previous...
Last week's Vitafoods exhibition in Geneva attracted 30 percent
more visitors than previous years, according to the organizers.
Jess Halliday asked some of the North American companies
exhibiting what attracts them to the European...
Two natural health products sold illegally in Canada have been
found to contain dangerous bacteria and may result in serious
adverse reaction or death, according to Health Canada.
Insulin resistance typical of type 2 diabetes can be 'programmed'
across two generations by poor nutrition during a grandmother's
pregnancy and lactation, suggests a groundbreaking new animal
study.
Nutrition 21 is positioning Chromax as a food and beverage
additive, following the use of its proprietary chromium picolinate
ingredient in niche products marketed by Pepsi and Pharmavite.
French dairy ingredients firm Armor Proteines has added a
US-produced soy protein isolate to its range to give customers an
alternative to the increasingly expensive caseinates, reports
Dominique Patton.
DSM is to close down production of bulk vitamin C in the US and cut
costs at its plant in Dalry, Scotland, as part of a series of
measures to ease pressure on its vitamin business, reports
Dominique Patton.
Icelandic fish oils firm Lysi will double its annual production
capacity to 6,000 metric tons at a new plant opening next month,
writes Dominique Patton.
Last week SupplySide East attracted more than 2,800 executives to
the Baltimore Convention Center. More than the business
opportunities thrown up by bringing together visitors and
exhibitors under the same roof, also sought to heighten...
NSF International is introducing a new quality certification
program for manufacturers which is intended to help companies be
competitive on a global scale, reports Jess Halliday.
Varying rates of hypertension and osteoporosis in African-American
and Caucasian adolescent girls may be explained by the different
ways in which their bodies handle sodium and calcium, according to
recent research.
ADM has developed a range of sterol esters for low-fat or fat-free
foods, giving it some edge over other sterol producers in a
functional food category that is taking time to reach its forecast
potential, reports Dominique Patton.
A fatty acid extracted from pine nuts can suppress appetite and
reduce the amount of food people feel like eating, according to
Dutch firm Lipid Nutrition, introducing the new weight management
ingredient to the food and supplement...
Canada's Bioriginal is introducing a new range of essential fatty
acid ingredients in flavored powder form, that will help
formulators incorporate omega-3, -6 and -9 into a wider range of
food products, reports Jess Halliday.
Blue California is launching four non-irradiated botanical extracts
at Vitafoods in Geneva this week, the first in a new line which
aims to meet manufacturers' demands for ingredients that meet the
strictest regulatory controls...
Israeli soy proteins firm Solbar has confirmed that it is in talks
over a new production site in the US, a region that accounts for
half of its prospective market, reports Dominique Patton.
The health ingredients unit of Irish dairy firm Glanbia has taken a
further step to diversify away from milk-based products, adding an
oat beta-glucan to its ingredients range through a new distribution
deal, reports Dominique Patton.
Ice-cream manufacturers gearing up for the season should take note
as Haagen-Dazs and Unilever announce in the same week the
introduction of low-fat offerings for this summer, writes
Philippa Nuttall.
The quality and extent of nutritional advice given to families in
developing countries should be improved to reduce stunted growth in
infants, said The Lancet today.
Substituting a modest amount of protein for carbohydrate may reduce
abdominal obesity, say researchers reporting on data gathered from
a diverse multi-ethnic population.
D-theanine can inhibit the body's absorption of the amino
L-theanine and may present a health risk to consumers, suggest
researchers at Iowa University.
Supplements, and not increased exposure to either natural or
artificial ultraviolet (UV) light, should be the preferred way of
topping up vitamin D levels, stress medical experts in a journal
this month.
Dairy food makers looking to drill further into the health benefits
of their primary foodstuffs will welcome new findings that suggest
two servings of low-fat dairy foods a day could reduce men's risk
of developing type 2 diabetes.
Functional foods may only make up one percent of the food industry,
but the category is growing by ten percent each year and the race
amongst companies to develop foods with health benefits that are
commercially successful is well...
Mice genetically engineered to produce the human antioxidant enzyme
catalase lived about 20 per cent longer than normal mice, reported
US scientists last week, providing further evidence for the theory
that antioxidants can slow ageing.
Price rises for soy-related ingredients are still under pressure as
drought, high production costs and a strong real all impact soybean
production for Brazil's 2004-05 crop, writes Lindsey Partos.
German health ingredients firm Cognis Nutrition & Health will
introduce a new range of high quality plant extracts for foods and
beverages at Vitafoods, the industry show opening in Geneva
tomorrow.
Shareholders who have become aware of an omega-6 mountain in the
stockrooms of Martek customers have filed a lawsuit seeking class
action status against the company, alleging that it flooded
customers with inventory in order to meet...
High doses of vitamin C may have the potential to counteract some
of the negative effects on the foetus caused by a mother's smoking,
suggests research in monkeys.
Reliv International has declared a dividend of $0.035 per share,
following a 21 percent increase in income from operations to $3.4
million for the first three months of fiscal 2005.