Tag: health
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...
Europe: Danone, Yakult partner on probiotics
Danone and Yakult Honsha (Yakult) have signed an amended Memorandum of Understanding to promote probiotics as part of a balanced diet.
Building on a formal...
World: RTD tea is evolving, states report
India currently vies with China as the world’s biggest packaged tea for household consumption market.
From Mintel's estimates, India consumed a total retail volume...
Americas: Curcumin found to improve memory, mood
Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin — the substance that gives Indian curry its bright color — improved memory and mood in...
Americas: Artificial sweeteners may be cancer-fighting in the future, say researchers
Artificial sweeteners are used in diet drinks and foods but also could someday be used as treatments targeting carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX), a...
Europe: Hydroxyanthracene derivatives in food concerning, EFSA
Some substances belonging to a group of plant ingredients known as hydroxyanthracene derivatives can damage DNA and may cause cancer, said European Food Safety...
Americas: Cargill releases canola oil with lowest saturated fat
Cargill has introduced the lowest saturated fat, high oleic canola oil available to commercial food customers worldwide.
The oil is made from a canola...
Asia Pacific: Blueberry vinegar could boost brain health in mice
Blueberry vinegar could restore cognitive function in mice, according to a report in American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Recent studies have...
Middle East: Tomatoes seen as healthy, survey
Tomatoes have a powerful association with health and are seen as the star ingredient of the Mediterranean Diet, according to a survey by Lyocred...
Europe: Industry hopeful over novel foods approval process, survey
Many people working in the nutrition industry feel positive about the EU’s new process for the approval of novel foods, new research by the...