Tag: wellness
Americas: Canada launches Specialty Food Awards program
Collaborating with other industry leaders, Specialty Food Conference is launching an annual Specialty Food Awards program.
The awards are for food producers that are focused...
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...
Europe: Evolva distributes resveratrol in region
Evolva teams up with regional distributor Cornelius Group to market resveratrol in certain European markets.
As the exclusive distributor for Evolva’s fermented resveratrol, Cornelius...
Americas: Program names avocado smoothie as next probiotic product
Avoke has won Ganeden’s Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart program with entrant Daniel Karsevar taking home US$25,000 for Avoke to support the launch of the new...
Americas: Healthy fats lower blood sugar levels, finds study
Eating more unsaturated fats, especially polyunsaturated fats, instead of dietary carbohydrate or saturated fats lowers blood sugar levels and improves insulin resistance and secretion,...
Asia Pacific: Singapore to hold Vitafoods Asia 2017
Vitafoods Asia will be held in Singapore for the first time in 2017 from September 5-6.
Show organizer Informa Exhibitions has taken the decision to...
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...