All news articles for September 2011

The greatest effects were observed for viscous fibers like pectin

Fiber’s weight management potential depends on structure

By Stephen Daniells

The potential of dietary fiber to aid weight loss and management is dependent on the type and structure of the fiber, but impressive results can be achieved for the right fibers, says a new review from Wageningen University and Kellogg Europe.

Probiotic intake linked to fewer birth complications

Probiotic intake linked to fewer birth complications

By Stephen Daniells

Regular consumption of dairy-based probiotic formulations are associated with a 20% reduction in the risk of pre-eclampsia, suggests new data from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

DSM sells Personalized Nutrition business

DSM sells Personalized Nutrition business

By Shane Starling

Royal DSM ongoing focus as a life sciences company has continued with the sale of its Personalized Nutrition business to New Jersey firm, Viocare.

Martek: End of an era

Martek name to disappear as DSM creates new Nutritional Lipids business

By Elaine Watson

Seven months after sealing a billion dollar deal to acquire Martek, DSM has created Nutritional Lipids, a new division that will combine Martek’s algal omega-3 and omega-6 products and DSM Nutritional Products’ polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) portfolio.

Maternal supplementation with omega-3s could modify the infant gut and reduce the risk of allergies, say the  researchers.

Maternal omega-3 intake may influence childhood allergy

By Nathan Gray

Omega-3 fatty acids may aid the development of the infant gut and improve how gut immune cells respond to bacteria and foreign substances, making the baby less likely to suffer from allergies in the long term, according to new research in pigs.

Curcumin is a powerful anti-inflammatory found in turmeric

EuroPharma to launch probe into synthetic vs natural curcumin

By Elaine Watson

EuroPharma is planning to launch a probe into commercially available curcumin supplements to establish whether products purporting to contain exclusively natural extracts in fact contain cheaper, synthetic raw materials.

ChromaDex seals African botanical standards deal

ChromaDex seals African botanical standards deal

By Elaine Watson

ChromaDex has signed a deal with the Association for African Medicinal Plants Standards (AAMPS) to sell and market its botanical standards and the African Herbal Pharmacopoeia.

Fitness Edge contains juice, skim milk, whey protein and electrolytes

Interview: Mark Gottsacker, president, Global Bottling Partners

Smoothly does it. The secret to success in protein beverages

By Elaine Watson

Protein beverages can have mass market appeal if firms get the formulation right, keep calories down and refocus marketing efforts on the people that are actually drinking their products, rather than the people they think are drinking them, according...

Haakonsen: 'I am a true believer in the food market for omega-3'

Interview: Jan Haakonsen, ArcticSource1

ArcticSource1: Fish oil prices will inch up by 5% a year

By Elaine Watson

Fish oil prices will continue to inch up by around 5% a year, according to one omega-3 industry veteran who has just set up a new business selling marine ingredients from the Nordic region to the US.

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