Fat baby, fat adult: new links discovered
Rapid rates of weight gain during infancy could be linked to obesity later in childhood, researchers from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the US reveal this week.
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Food from GM canola and GM corn safe, ANZFA claims
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) this week released reports for public comment recommending the use of a GM canola and a GM corn as foodsfor human consumption. ANZFA maintains that food derived from these two GM crops is as safe for...
Safety of farmers' markets scrutinised
A review of farmers' markets in Scotland has found standards of operation to be generally high with only a few small improvements needed, according to a recent review.
Sports drink faces intense competition
Soft-drink and snack-food giant PepsiCo Inc. on Wednesday reported a 16 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profits, but shares fell on concerns that archrival Coca-Cola Co. is muscling in on the company's popular Gatorade sports drink brand.
Novartis reports boost in profit
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, Europe's third-biggest healthcare group, said on Thursday that net profit for 2001 had risen by eight per cent to 7.0 billion Swiss francs (€4.7 bn) as flagship drug sales rose 15 per cent in local currencies.
A sprinkle a day keeps the doctor away
US food company HJ Heinz has come up with a novel way to solve the problem of anaemia in children, particularly frequent in the developing world. The answer?: Supplefer Sprinkles.
Harvest time influences fatty acids and sterols of sea buckthorn berries
Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) berries have been used traditionally in both food and medicines in China and animal experiments. The berries are rich in lipophilic nutrients in both the seeds and the soft parts (pulp/peel) and can have a...
New powers to protect humans from contaminated meat
A day after Italy's first human case of suspected mad cow disease, the European Parliament has demanded new EU powers to help prevent the consumption of contaminated meat, reported Reuters.