'Toxic' sugar? Mouse data suggests added-sugar diet may impact lifespan and reproduction
Increasing sugar intake by just a quarter could have considerable health implications, according to new research in mice.
Archives for August 13, 2013
Emerging market healthy food 'faux pas': Too much pleasure, too soon
“The most common mistake by western fast moving consumer good (FMCG) companies who launch new food and beverage brands in emerging markets is that they jump straight in to a Pleasure position with their brands.”
Galactic e-shop targets university researchers
Galactic biotechnologies has set up an e-shop as it launches Galastar and Galacin to satisfy producers’ demands for more natural food preservation technologies.
Russia culls 70,000 pigs in ASF backlash
Russian authorities are conducting an unprecedented cull of 70,000 pigs in the Belgorod Oblast region in a bid to halt the spread of African swine fever (ASF) and protect large pig farms from infection.
The better the story, the bigger the serving! TV distracts us into snacking
Whether or not we are fully engrossed in a TV programme or video game's plot affects the amount we snack, research suggests.
The wait is over for a natural blue! FDA approves spirulina as food color in US as Mars petition gets green light
The FDA’s decision to give the thumbs up to spirulina as a source of blue color in candy and gum finally gives US firms a natural alternative to artificial FD&C Blue #1 ('brilliant blue') and opens up new opportunities in natural greens, say color suppliers.
Med diet may counteract genetic stroke risk, say researchers
A Mediterranean style diet that is rich in olive oil, fish, complex carbohydrates and nuts may switch off specific genes that increase the risk of stroke in some people, say researchers.