Tag: wellness
Asia Pacific: Australian diet is low in trans fat, says council
The announcement by the US Food and Drug Administration that there will be a three year phasing out of trans fats in the USA,...
Americas: Have clear phosphorus labeling on beverages, says scientist
Phosphorus levels in US popular beverages remain largely unknown, putting kidney disease patients at risk, according to a research letter published in the National...
Europe: Frazer to extract functionality from oats
08Fazer has secured a license to a technology developed and patented by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, which will open up new opportunities...
Americas: Research shows sugary drinks a cause of death worldwide
The consumption of sugary drinks may lead to an estimated 184,000 adult deaths each year worldwide, according to research published in the journal Circulation...
Europe: EuroMix project to develop testing tools on chemical intake
A total of 22 European partners and four associated partners from outside the European Union (EU) will work together to develop a test strategy...
Europe: Researchers find fructose produces less rewarding sensations in the brain
Fructose results in a lower level of satiety and stimulates the reward system in the brain to a lesser degree than glucose.
This may cause...
Europe: EFSA says acrylamide in food is a public health concern
European Food Science Authority’s (EFSA's) Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) have reconfirmed previous evaluations that acrylamide in food potentially increases the...
Asia Pacific: Vitafoods Asia to offer trends, perspectives, branding in the...
The fifth edition of Vitafoods Asia, an event on the nutraceutical, functional food and beverages, and dietary supplement industries in Asia, returns to Hong...
Asia Pacific: Health, rising income, children drive nutraceuticals demand, says Frost...
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” said Hippocrates, the father of medicine.
Two and a half millennia on, the global nutraceutical...
Americas: US FDA gives three years for industry to remove PHOs...
The US Food and Drug Administration said partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not...