Our burgeoning knowledge of the interaction between genes and
nutrition has led to a greater understanding of diet on specific
health conditions, or to put it another way, nutrigenomics.
According to researchers, the US government-recommended diets for
preventing heart disease do not contain enough essential fats, the
kind of fatty acids found in vegetables, lean meats, fish, and
eggs.
US sensory analysis firm Arthur D. Little Inc. has created the
first reduced fat ice cream containing omega-3 long chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) from fish oils.
Altus Foods, a functional foods joint venture between Quaker Oats
and Novartis Consumer Health, has launched a line of foods designed
to lower cholesterol.
According to Australian researchers, campaigns to reduce heart
disease by promoting polyunsaturated margarines and cooking oils
could be partly responsible for the recent dramatic increase in
childhood asthma in the developed world.
Potent LDL cholesterol-lowering activity and other
anti-inflammatory, antiviral and neuroprotective properties have
been shown in animal studies and human clinical trials of a class
of phytochemicals extracted from sugar cane wax.
An Agricultural Research Service scientist is working on a new kind
of French fry: low fat and healthy. The fries are made from rice
flour mixtures, rather than potatoes.
The long-term health benefits to Chinese and other Asian people who
have traditionally existed on a primarily plant-based diet might be
lost as more people in Asia switch to a Western-style diet that is
rich in animal-based foods.
Research on berries' health benefits are taking a step further and
human clinical trials are set to begin to investigate their role as
cancer-preventing agent.
According to Dr. Mary Ann Augustin, there are many challenges for
the Australian food industry in the development and production of
new foods, reports...
On the third day of the Institute of Food Technologists 2001 Annual
Meeting in New Orleans the IFT reported that attendance figures
were up from last...
According to a new study from University of California in Los
Angeles (UCLA) indicates that avocados have nearly twice as much
vitamin E as previously...
British tomato growers this week launched a campaign against what
they believe to be misleading claims made by the processing
industry in connection with...
In a bid to protect the consumer the UK Advertising Standards
Authority this week upheld a complaint that objected to a direct
mailing for a book called...
A perceived increase in allergies among children in the
industrialised world has been blamed on everything from
environmental pollutants tosanitizing...
Schouten Products,a full subsidiary of the the Dutch Royal Schouten
Group NV is building a new plant for the production of SoyLife® soy
germ isoflavone...
As part of its strategy to expand its soy protein business in Asia,
DuPont, the American company providing scientific solutions in food
and nutrition,...
LifeSmart Nutrition, an American nutraceutical company, has filed a
44-claim patent to protect its intellectual property in regards to
their Creatine...
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) on Wednesday
invited public comment on proposals involving nutrient claims,
labelling statements on milk...
US soft drinks giant Coca-Cola Co. is entering the growing market
for functional beverage products containing dietary supplement
ingredients such as...
Apples and tomatoes may help prevent respiratory disease, according
to a presentation at the 97th annual meeting of the American
Thoracic Society this...
Balchem Encapsulates, a US provider of encapsulated ingredients,
announced this week the introduction of Flavorshure(TM) Cinnamon, a
specially formulated...
The UK government has approved a £2.2 million funding package to
improve food and health education and awareness in schools, and
extended coverage of...
The Codex Committee on Food Labelling will be meeting on May 1 -
May 4 in Ottawa, Canada. Agenda items will include the
consideration of labelling provisions...
US laboratory ConsumerLab.com announced this week that it will
start evaluating foods and food ingredients. As an independent
evaluator of the quality...
A fortified powder coffee mix that provides a low fat vitamin and
mineral fortified coffee drink when reconstituted with water has
been patented by Abbott...
Leading ingredients company National Starch announced this week a
global restructuring of its business activities from April 2001.
Two new divisions will...
Tropical fruit, Asimina triloba, more commonly known as the
pawpaw, may be the next low-fat alternative for the
health-conscious consumer. Researchers...
