European food manufacturers are to have access to açai berry, a
potent fruit originating from Brazil, thanks to an exclusive
agreement between Fruits of the Amazon and UK distributor JO Sims.
ADM has received FDA go-ahead for its CardioAid plant sterols to be
used in a wider range of food products, which will make it easier
for consumers to lower cholesterol without radically changing their
diet.
US agribusiness firm Cargill is to expand its processing of
Vistive, a low-linolenic soybean, which claims to reduce or
eliminate trans fatty acids in soybean oil.
Taking vitamin E and selenium supplements could reduce the toxicity
of mercury from fish, indicates an animal study. If replicated in
humans, the findings may mean pregnant women could consume more
fish, and their babies benefit from...
Melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone that can be taken orally
to regulate sleep patterns, reduced the blood pressure (BP) of
hypertensive women, claim Italian researchers.
The first consumer product containing a probiotic strain derived
from human milk by Puleva Biotech has launched in Spain, and the
company hopes it may find a home in other foods for infants and
adults.
Almost 50 per cent of children in WIC clinics are given herbal
remedies with known safety issues, says a study from Penn State,
supporting calls for better education for herbal remedies.
Supplements and diet, and not sunlight, should be your source of
vitamin D, dermatology experts have concluded after reviewing
studies from both sides of the on-going debate.
Hawaiian microalgae producer Cyanotech has become the latest
company to tout its wares direct to consumers, with the initiation
of an advertising campaign aimed at end users of BioAstin.
A new statement on diet from the American Heart Association
emphasises weight loss, cutting back on salt and alcohol and
increasing dietary potassium as viable ways to reduce blood
pressure, but does not recommend the use of supplements.
Algatechnologies has taken the first step towards increasing
distribution of its AstaPure astaxantin in Europe, entering into a
new partnership with S Black to sell the antioxidant in the UK and
Ireland.
