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Significant benefit of fruit and veggies on breast cancer questioned
A diet rich in fruits and vegetables has no significant effect on the risk of breast cancer, states a new study reported this week. Stephanie...
Lives saved by UNICEF Vitamin A campaign
A global campaign to distributehigh-dose vitamin A capsules to malnourished children has saved the lives of almost onemillion children around the world since 1998, according...
Sales waver for dietary supplements
Americans are buying fewer dietary supplements, according to an article published on Sunday in the Los Angeles Times. In 2000 Americans reduced purchases of vitamins,...
Wheat linked to severe headaches
Some people may experience migraine headaches due to consumption of wheat, a small new study suggests. Patients were all found to have a sensitivity to...
Food Science Australia in alliance with Clover
Functional lipids company Clover Corporation and Food Science Australia have reached agreement on the licensing and further development of innovative technology in the manufacture of...
Pawpaws could help fight cancer
A chemical found in the pawpaw could help scientists understand how to treat cancer, the BBC reports. Researchers at the University of Southampton, led by...
Germany to establish food safety agency
In the wake of the BSE scare, Germany is to create a new government agency for food safety, recently appointed Agriculture Minister Renate Künast announced...
Baby formula milk may boost blood pressure
Premature babies who nurse on mother's milk have lower blood pressure as teenagers than those who drink formula milk, a new study suggests. The research,...
Japan takes measures to curb BSE threat
Japan will revise a food law to make it compulsory that all imported beef is certified as being free of mad cow disease, officials of...
UN advises world to be concerned about BSE
All countries around the world should be worried about BSE and should adopt a precautionary approach, the United Nations said in a statement last week....
Mackerel for pregnant women
Women who eat oily fish while pregnant have childrenwith better visual development, a major study suggests. The finding, by researchers at Bristol University, found the...
Avocados could help Hepatitis C sufferers
The avocado fruit may help hepatitis C sufferers, new research suggests. Compounds in avocados appear to lessen the liver damage caused by hepatitis C. Researchers...
Controlled diet can reduce bad cholesterol in kids
High levels of "bad" cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels in growing children can be reduced significantly for up to three years, say researchers from...
French government launches Nutrition Programme
Dominique Gillot, French Health Minister, last week launched a five year National Nutrition Plan for the French people. The main objective of the programme is...
Closing date for World Food Prize
The World Food Prize, an award that honours outstanding contributions in any field involved in the world food supply, is to accept nominations up to...
Report criticises Canadian government attitude towards GM foods
The Canadian government is not sufficiently protecting its people from the risks of genetically modifiedfoods, says a highly critical scientific report released on Monday by...
Ginkgo relieves "white finger" symptoms
The herbal remedy ginkgo biloba has been found to halve the number of attacks of Raynaud's disease, also known as "white finger" disease, researchers at...
Post-war children healthier than today
Child nutrition in the 1950s was superior to the 1990s, according to researchers - despite the food shortages of the post-war period. In a recent...
Menthol method launched
UK based TasteTech recently launched a new method of controlled release micro-encapsulation for menthol. The company claims that the method transforms menthol crystals into a...
Food safety a major concern for consumers
Five million people in the UK believe they have suffered from food poisoning, according to a report published by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). ...
High manganese levels found in supplements
The levels of manganese in some over-the-counterdietary supplements exceed US government recommended levels for safe consumption of the element, Reuters Health reports. Consuming too much...
Peppermint oil may relieve IBS symptoms
Peppermint oil may help children suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) researchers report this week. In a study of youngsters aged 8 to 17, peppermint...
Banned steroid linked to food supplements
An increase in positive drug tests for thebanned anabolic steroid nandrolone has led researchers to suggest that contamination of legitimate foodsupplements may be responsible, Reuters...
Diabetes increasing in 30 year olds
Stressed thirty year olds show rise in type 2 diabetes, researchers suggested this week at the American Medical Association's diabetes briefing in New York. Lee...
Breast feeding reduces risk of diabetes in later life
Mothers who stop breast feeding their babies too early are increasing the risk that their children will develop heart disease and diabetes later in life,...
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