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New RDA's launched

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...

Study reveals high CRP levels in kids

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...

New DRI for iron

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...

Annie to save dairy industry millions

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...

Scientists advise double quantities of fruit and veg

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....

Mushrooms may help cancer sufferers

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...

Yoghurt to combat Salmonella?

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...

Canada launches functional cheese

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...

Traditional diets show best results

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...

PCB and dioxin health risk exaggerated UK Food Authority advises

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...

Tocopherol reduces prostate cancer risk, new study suggests

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...

Curry plants may prevent bowel cancer

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...

Grapefruit juice and medicine - a harmful cocktail?

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...

Too little cholesterol harmful to health

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....

Reduce salt intake and help blood pressure

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...

UK childhood obesity on the up

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...

No time to eat, new survey suggests

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...

Maternal diet influences baby tastes

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...

Herbal common names defined

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...

Exercise reduces stroke risk

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...

CLA reduces body fat

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...

Consumers confused by guidelines

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...

Anti-cancer properties of brassica investigated

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...

Which calcium supplement to choose?

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...

Soy better and better

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...

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