16-Jan-2001 - After four years reviewing scientific research into vitamins and minerals the US Institute of Medicine last week issued a report determining the proper dose of...
15-Jan-2001 - High levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) are present in some overweight children, a new study finds. CRP is a substance that indicates to doctors the...
15-Jan-2001 - A new report into the dietary recommendations for iron stresses the importance of including meat, fish and poultry in the diet as the best readily-absorbed...
12-Jan-2001 - A cow resistant to the damaging mastitis disease might save the dairy industry millions of dollars. Researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) in the...
11-Jan-2001 - Dark-coloured fruits and vegetables rich in carotene provide less than half as much vitamin A as previously thought, according to a study published on Tuesday....
11-Jan-2001 - Scientists hope mushrooms rich in chemicals that boost the human immune system could soon yield an important new treatment for cancer, reports Scottish newspaper The...
11-Jan-2001 - Salmonella in pork might be reduced thanks to yoghurt, new research suggests. Scientists at the Iowa State University in the US are currently undergoing a...
11-Jan-2001 - Canadian dairy food company, PurNutra Inc., is due to launch this week a new Omega-3/ DHA enriched cheese. The cheese line, distributed in the U.S...
10-Jan-2001 - The results of a major review of popular diets by the US federal government shows that only traditional moderate-fat, high-carbohydrate diets seem to keep dieters...
10-Jan-2001 - The health benefits of eating moderate amounts of fish, including salmon, as part of a healthy balanced diet outweigh any potential risk from dioxins and...
10-Jan-2001 - Increased levels of gamma-tocopherol-the most common form of dietary vitamin E-are linked to a statistically significant reduction in the risk of prostate cancer, recent research...
10-Jan-2001 - A tonic made from curry plants may help prevent bowel cancer, new evidence suggests. UK drugs firm, Phytopharm, this week published clinical trial results which...
09-Jan-2001 - Drinking grapefruit juice together with certain medicines can increase blood levels of the drug to harmful levels, a new report claims. Researchers at the clinical...
08-Jan-2001 - According to researchers at Banyu Pharmaceutical Co. a healthy human body must have between 180 and 240 milligrams of cholesterol per 100 millilitres of blood....
08-Jan-2001 - Cutting back on salt helps lower blood pressure regardless of age, sex, race, or dietary patterns, according to a new study. Researchers at the Kaiser...
05-Jan-2001 - Childhood obesity in the UK has increased dramatically over the past tenyears, a new study has found. The survey, published this week in the BritishMedical...
05-Jan-2001 - People in the UK are too busy to eat and frequently skip meals. These are thefindings of a recent survey carried out by UK supermarket...
05-Jan-2001 - Maternal diet can influence a babies taste for certain foods, recent researchpublished in the New Scientist, suggests. A team of scientists at the EuropeanCentre for...
04-Jan-2001 - The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) recently published the secondedition of Herbs of Commerce, a guide for common names for herbs sold in theU.S. The...
04-Jan-2001 - Exercise can help reduce the onset of carotidatherosclerosis in middle-aged men, a new study suggests. Dr. Timo A. Lakka ofthe University of Kuopio, Finland, and...
04-Jan-2001 - The natural dietary supplement conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may reduce bodyfat in overweight or obese people, a recent study claims. In the study, led byOla...
03-Jan-2001 - Mixed nutritional messages may push the consumer towards an unhealthy diet,claims Ruth Patterson, lead author of a study into eating habits and attitudestoward food and...
03-Jan-2001 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural ResearchService (ARS) have investigated a variety of broccoli to discover if theyinduce activity of a key detoxification...
02-Jan-2001 - A variety of calcium supplements exist that help meet our daily requirementsof calcium but which kind is the best? The Chicago Tribune reported this weekthat...
29-Dec-2000 - The more soy the better, reports the New York Post this week. The American Heart Association revealed the results recently of reviewing over 10 years...