Consumption of cinnamon can cause a significant decrease in levels of fasting plasma glucose, making it a powerful player for type 2 diabetics and those at risk of developing the disease.
Two conditions that reishi mushrooms seem to particularly excel at treating, however, are cancer and diabetes - two of the most serious and common diseases in the United States today.
The dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate might slow joint damage for people with mild arthritis in their knees, according to a new study.
New information released by the US-China Health Products Association gives insight into the massive export opportunity that awaits US dietary supplement manufacturers.
Scientists suggest the wolfberry may increase the activity of dendritic cells, which play an important role in the ability of the immune system to defend against viral infections.
SPX, a US-based multi-industry manufacturing firm, has received a contract worth over $50m from Synutra France International, to build a new powdered infant formula processing plant in Brittany, France.
Milk powder buyers in China are starting to cut their reliance on New Zealand's Fonterra, opening the way for U.S. and European firms to break the dairy giant's grip on an infant milk formula market set to double to $25 billion by 2017.
Sanlu, one of the Chinese dairy brands that nearly disappeared from the public eye after its tainted milk killed at least six infants in 2008, has made its way back into the market, this time in Zhejiang province.
Fonterra Chief Executive Theo Spierings today welcomed the release of the Government inquiry report into the whey protein concentrate contamination incident.
Fonterra has received approval from it board of directors to establish a NZ$235m milk powder plant at its Pahiatua site in the Manawatu, which will enable it to process an additional 2.4 million liters each day.
Organic milk contains significantly higher concentrations of heart-healthy fatty acids compared to milk from cows on conventionally managed dairy farms, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Cargill today announced that PT Hindoli, its palm oil plantation in South Sumatra, has been presented with the Mitra Bakti Husada (Dedicated Health Partner) award by the Indonesian Ministry of Health.
Food co-operative Land O'Lakes Inc will become the second U.S. firm to join the world's dairy trading platform, adding a potentially big exporter of skim milk powder to the internationally traded dairy market.
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has repurchased 164,545 of its own shares in the period from 29 November 2013 up to and including 5 December 2013 at an average price of €57.17.
