Published: Apr 09, 2013

Supermarkets around the global have been forced to ration infant formula due to huge Chinese demand for foreign-made baby milk.

Published: Apr 09, 2013 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

Our approach to food is ripe for reinvention – and the food industry is just at the beginning of what it can achieve through innovation, according to Microsoft mogul and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates.

Published: Apr 09, 2013 By: JASON DEAREN

An expert witness testified Monday that average lead levels in baby foods fall below the threshold for warning labels mandated under a California reporting standard.

Published: Apr 08, 2013 By: Stephen DANIELLS

Adding flaxseed to the diet may decrease insulin resistance in pre-diabetics and help reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, suggests new data from the US and Canada.

Published: Apr 08, 2013 By: David Liu

A growing body of evidence suggests that toxic metals particularly aluminum salts, which are unfortunately often used in processed foods and drinking water, can be a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

Published: Apr 08, 2013

According to Frutarom, the company’s Benolea provides the Mediterranean diet’s cardiovascular health-support benefits in an all-in-one ingredient.

Published: Apr 08, 2013

Research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that improving vitamin D status by increasing its level in the blood could have a number of non-skeletal health benefits.

Published: Apr 07, 2013

Happy Family, a US-based organic food brand, has launched a new Happy Baby Greek Yogurt and Happy Tot Greek Yogurt pouches for babies and toddlers.

Published: Apr 07, 2013

LesserEvil Healthy Brands, a US-based snack food manufacturer, has introduced Chia Pop in about 80 Wegmans stores across the northeast.

Published: Apr 07, 2013 By: Kathryn Doyle

Getting plenty of calcium from foods has been shown to lower the likelihood of kidney stones in those most at risk, but a new study makes clear the benefit isn't just linked to milk products.

Published: Apr 07, 2013

Leading nutritional ingredient supplier, Ingredion Europe, is highlighting two key products in its infant nutrition portfolio under the UNI-PURE TM IMF brand.

Published: Apr 05, 2013 By: News Editor

The Dannon, a US-based subsidiary of Danone, has reformulated its Danimals Smoothies with improved nutrition profile for kids.

Published: Apr 03, 2013 By: News Editor

Vitamin E tocotrienols from annatto may slow the development and reduce the number and size of breast tumors, suggests new data from lab mice.

Published: Apr 03, 2013 By: News Editor

Tea brewed from the fruit and leaves of coffee plants could be a healthier option than either tea of coffee alone, according to new research.

Published: Apr 03, 2013 By: Nathan Gray

Long chain omega-3 fatty acids may help to boost the immune system by enhancing the functioning of immune cells, according to new research.

Published: Apr 02, 2013 By: News Editor

More than 80% of U.S. adolescents were rated as having a poor diet, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.

Published: Apr 02, 2013 By: News Editor

Eating more fiber may lower the risk of a first-time stroke, according to new research from the American Heart Association.

Published: Apr 02, 2013 By: David Liu, PHD

A new study in Annals of Epidemiology suggests that eating a Western diet full of meat, other animal products and refined cereals and added sugars increases risk for pancreatic cancer.

Published: Apr 02, 2013 By: Jimmy Downs

A new study in Hepatology suggests that maintaining a high level of serum vitamin A may help treat hepatitis C.

Published: Apr 02, 2013 By: News Editor

A new study in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology suggests that vitamin D can help protect against virus-induced cancers such as Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) in this case.