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Plant or animal protein: What's healthiest for people and planet?

09-Jul-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Animal sources of protein are more potent than vegan sources for stimulating muscle growth but their significant impact on climate change means plant sources will be key for future diets, researchers will be told later this week as part of an online physiology...

Popeye was right: Could nitrate-rich spinach enhance strength & fitness?

14-Oct-2016 By Will Chu

Diet supplementation with nitrates, such as those found in spinach and beetroot could enhance sporting performance, a study has found.

Future foods could mimic exercise benefits, claim Nestlé scientists

24-Nov-2014 By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Future food and nutritional products could use the enzyme AMPK to mimic the effects of exercise on metabolism, Nestlé researchers have claimed.

Higher dairy intake in elderly women linked to greater strength, less falls

20-Aug-2013 By Mark ASTLEY

Elderly women that consume “higher” levels of milk, yogurt and cheese are at less risk of a fall, new research findings have suggested.

Whey protein lent healthy ageing opportunity with new research: Volac

12-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Europe’s largest whey protein supplier Volac claims that new scientific research backs the ingredient’s healthy ageing benefits for older consumers, and the need for ‘tailored nutrition strategies’ to meet their demands.

Are meaningless ‘commodity health claims’ flooding European shelves?

18-Jul-2011 By Shane Starling

European food makers are beginning to utilise positive article 13, general function health claim opinions issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), precipitating a flood of potentially meaningless claims, according to one industry observer.