The dust is settling on the WHI trial. First came the news that
low-fat diets didn't reduce the risk of breast or colorectal cancer
or cardiovascular disease, then came news that vitamin D and
calcium supplements don't protect...
The addition of protein to a carbohydrate-containing beverage
provides benefits superior to traditional carbohydrate based
beverages, claims the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) on sports
nutrition and performance.
Dairy dominates the cholesterol-lowering foods category in Europe,
but in the US dietary supplements are almost as popular, indicates
data from Mintel.
The science has spoken. Low-fat diets don't work: Forget the
carrots and broccoli sprouts, I can now have my cake and eat it,
and put extra cream on top.
Food safety authorities in Australia and New Zealand have rubbished
media reports that new proposals would prevent fresh fruit and
vegetables from carrying health claims.
Little wonder consumers are confused about which foods are good for
them, and which bad, when scientists use methods with almost no
chance of meaningful results.
PepsiCo's bottling arm has bought up US functional drinks maker
Ardea Beverage, as the iconic soft drinks firm positions itself for
growth on the functional drinks market.
Interest is growing in fruit juices for heart health, as Provexis
signs up another UK supermarket chain to its tomato-based Sirco
drink, and a new trial prepares to get underway in Scotland to
investigate the effects of a juice product...
The UK's Food Standards Agency has received an application for a
phytosterols ingredient to be approved as 'substantially
equivalent' to one already on the market.
A EU food safety committee is meeting in Brussels today to discuss
the contamination of milk and other products with a chemical used
by Tetra Pak in its packaging process.
While Europe's food regulatory agency performs a risk assessment on
Isopropylthioxanthone (ITX), Tetra Pak is moving to phase out use
of the printing chemical from some types of juice packaging by
January, the company told FoodProductionDaily.com...
Natural foods group SunOpta said today that it will distribute
organic acai pulp produced by California-based Sambazon Acai to
food and beverage manufacturers across North America.
A nutritional drink distributed to a poor community in Jamaica is
being blamed by residents for an outbreak of food poisoning, that
has resulted in the deaths of three people.
A new ingredient made from rice could allow protein bar
manufacturers to make grain claims on their products, say
scientists at US food research company CRM.
Knowledge gained from modern physics will help food scientists
construct the rational design of complex food materials for new
food products, say Nestle scientists.
Targeting growing demand for fat-reduced food formulations, Danish
emulsifier firm Palsgaard launches a new emulsifier-stabiliser
system for chilled, quark based aerated desserts.
The ban on junk food in UK schools announced yesterday by the
government is not an effective solution to tackling childhood
obesity, the nation's food industry has said.
The UK government will announce plans to ban junk food in the
nation's schools, bringing an end to the sale of crisps, chocolate
and fizzy drinks in school vending machines.
Fruit and vegetable juices are excellently placed to take
functional innovation forward, but producers must first get to
grips with the intense scrutiny their products will attract from
regulators and consumers, says Cargill nutritionist.
A zero-calorie natural fat replacement gel made from insoluble corn
bran fiber promises to replace between 25 and 50 percent of the
fats typically used in food preparation.
New Zealand dairy group Fonterra will today unveil a range of dairy
protein crisps with up to 80 per cent protein content for use by
makers of energy and sports bars as well as healthy and slimming
snack foods.
Developing healthier foods is not only key to stronger sales for
food makers but it also boosts a firm's financial value, as
investors increasingly consider it an important element of
corporate sustainability.
Europe's food risk assessment body has issued its opinion on
nutrition claims for products containing omega-3 fatty acids, which
will be used in forthcoming laws on nutrition and health claims.
All vending machines are now banned from schools across France in
an attempt to tackle child obesity fears, but the move remains
controversial amid industry accusations of heavy-handedness.
People following advice to cut calories and increase physical
activity to lose weight will see greater benefits if their diet is
rich in protein, reveals a new study.
Soft drinks, particularly fruit juices, are set to make a greater
contribution to Britons' heart health, as both innovative small
businesses and major players roll out new, heart healthy drinks.
Henry Ford's famous aphorism that if he had asked people what they
wanted, they would have said faster horses, provides food makers
with a lesson they must learn.
More than 700 food brands in the UK are using the government's
'5-a-day' logo on packaging or marketing material to promote the
health benefits of their fruit or vegetable-based products.
Soy protein giant Solae is building a manufacturing facility in
China in order to tap into the country's huge potential as a major
consumer of soy protein.
Fortifying milk with folic acid offers an accessible source of the
vitamin, report Dutch researchers who tested bioavailability of the
nutrient in a clinical trial.
Drinking large amounts of beverages containing fructose adds body
fat, and might explain why sweetening with fructose could be even
worse than using other sweeteners, according to a new report.
UK functional food developer Provexis said today that it has
entered into an initial three-year agreement with the registered
heart health charity, Heart UK to endorse its new juice drink
Sirco.
Grasping the booming opportunities in the Chinese food and beverage
market, Japanese food conglomerate Kagome has linked up with
Chinese firm to bring vegetable and fruit juices to the market.
A society that views food as taste-bud entertainment rather than a
basic of well-being was always bound to run into health problems.
But with obesity now afflicting 300m people, and diabetes set to
reach similar numbers within two...
Caffeine increased the cyclists' absorption of carbohydrates from a
sports drink in new UK research, writes Dominique Patton,
offering a new area of innovation for manufacturers of sports
products.
Irish dairy and food group Dairygold flags up high-margin
value-added food products, pouring €15.6 million into a new R&D
centre that will double its food scientists.
