A diet with a high glycaemic load could increase the risk of
colorectal cancer, find US scientists following recent research on
nearly 40,000 middle-aged women. Findings could further fire
interest into new methods of controlling...
The roll out of low carbohydrate food products continues in the US
with a chain of travel 'pitstops' and two ice cream manufacturers
announcing new lines this week.
The Food and Drug Administration needs to define 'low-carb' and
other carbohydrate claims, according to consumer and trade groups,
so that food companies responding to the current diet craze compete
on equal ground.
With 60 enquiries in one week for a new franchise 'low carb' food
shop, the popularity of low carbs is going at full steam. Pure
Foods also reports a 300 per cent rise on a new low carb product
line.
Canadian company SunOpta has announced a 20 per cent expansion plan
for its US oat fiber production facility. With more than 50 per
cent of Americans now believed to be following Atkins-style diets,
the ingredient is becoming increasingly...
US natural and organic food company the Hain Celestial Group this
week announced the launch of Carb Fit, its new natural
low-carbohydrate food brand, containing no trans-fats, hydrogenated
oils or taste- and stability-enhancing chemicals.
The faddish low carb appeal reaches the beverage marketplace with
Labatt USA this week unveiling its new, low carbohydrate beer
called Rock Green Light, to hit shelves nationwide on 1 October
this year.
News again today on inulin with Sensus America, a subsidiary of
Dutch company Sensus, announcing that the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has given inulin Generally Regarded As Safe
(GRAS) status. The move could provide inulin...
Eating too much refined bread and cereal may be at the root of the
teenage acne suffered by almost all adolescents in the developed
world, according to a report in this month's New Scientist
which reveals new US research.
Marketing company Bravo! Foods has introduced a low-calorie version
of its Looney Toons Fortified Milk range. Slim Slammers Fortified
Milk is sweetened with sucralose instead of sugar and made from 1
per cent fat milk.
New labels on reduced carbohydrate nutrition bars from the US
company EAS are designed to help consumers identify bars which will
have a minimal effect on their blood glucose levels.
Cargill Health and Food Technologies, a division of the Us
agribusiness group Cargill Foods, has introduced a new type of
sugar which it claims offers a variety of health benefits to
consumers.
