World: Diet quality wans despite higher income, finds researchers
Overall diet quality worsened across the world even as consumption of healthier foods increased in many countries, according to an analysis of worldwide dietary...
Americas: n-3 PUFA therapy increases muscle mass in the elderly, shares DSM
DSM highlights a new study stating fish oil-derived omega-3s increase muscle mass and function in healthy and older adults.
The paper was published by the...
Americas: Evolva supports university research on periodontitis
Evolva has made a donation to the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to support a research initiative aimed at...
Europe: Research finds the elderly feel helpless with retail packaging
Packaging on supermarket goods can leave ‘older’ consumers feeling powerless and vulnerable, according to a study carried out at the University of Portsmouth.
Issues such...
Europe: DTU inaugurates eel research facility
A facility for the propagation of European eel was inaugurated at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Hirtshals in North Jutland.
Here, researchers and...
Europe: Beneo’s ingredient found to reduce risk of diabetes
Two new research studies, conducted by Professor Gary Frost and his team from Imperial College London, and funded by Diabetes UK, have shown three...
Americas: Fast-cooking beans retain more nutrients than other varieties, researchers say
Beans are a versatile, inexpensive staple that can boost essential nutrients in a diet, especially for people in low-resource areas where food options are...
Europe: Prebiotic chicory root fibres found to aid digestion, studies
Study results show that Beneo’s prebiotic chicory root fibres support digestive health by improving bowel regularity and softening stools, while being very well tolerated,...
Europe: Researchers says food should be studied in whole
The nutritional value of a food should be evaluated on the basis of the foodstuff as a whole, and not as an effect of...
Americas: Long-term consumption of fish oils damages the liver, research finds
An international group of scientists led by the University of Granada (UGR) has demonstrated that the long-term intake of sunflower or fish oils damages...