Health & Wellness
World: Study lists five food consumer groups
More consumers are paying attention to having a well-balanced diet in everyday life.
However, their priorities vary, depending on their different life circumstances.
A...
Americas: Soluble corn fiber can help boost bone health in women
Supplementing with soluble corn fiber at two critical times in a woman’s life – adolescence and post-menopause – can help build and retain calcium...
Europe: Tea landscape to change with technology, says Tetley
Experts at Tetley Supers have worked with Futurologists to map the evolution of UK’s favorite beverage over the next 10 years.
Based on forecasted consumer...
Europe: UK consumers take more cakes, tea, finds report
Mintel research reveals that 35% of UK tea drinkers aged between 55 and 64 surveyed drink five or more cups of standard black tea...
Americas: Nuts may have inflammatory effects on humans
In a study of more than 5,000 people, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found that greater intake of nuts was associated with...
Europe: Silver consumers more keen toward naturally occurring ingredients
About 80% of 200 UK-based respondents aged 50 years and above said they would be more likely to use a supplement that contained naturally...
Americas: Eating butter may not be fatal, find researchers
Butter consumption was only weakly associated with total mortality, not associated with cardiovascular disease, and slightly inversely associated (protective) with diabetes, according to a...
Europe: Compounds in meat may be carcinogenic
Population studies indicate a possible link between intake of meat and cancer.
Meat may contain carcinogens, but it is also an important nutritional source...
Americas: Omega 3 intake lowers risk of fatal heart attacks
Blood levels of seafood and plant-based omega-3 fatty acids are associated with a lower risk of dying from heart attacks, according to a new...
Europe: People need to take more vitamin E, finds study
Just 21% of the studies of the examined populations globally reach a serum α-tocopherol concentration of ≥30 µmol/L, according to a study published in...