Published: Oct 23, 2012 By: Dianne Bukowski

As a manufacturer or retailer, you know that consumers have a fast-growing appetite for foods, drinks and dietary supplements with active ingredients such as omega-3, CoQ10 and vitamin E.

Published: Oct 23, 2012

Men who consume a diet high in flavonoid-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, may have a 25% lower risk for highly aggressive prostate cancer compared to those who do not eat a plant-based diet.

Published: Oct 22, 2012

The banana tree is one of those few species where each part is used in some way or the other, be it the leaves which are used for eating food, the fruit which is eaten in the raw or ripe form, or the flower or stem which is also consumed.

Published: Oct 22, 2012 By: David Liu

A study in Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests that eating omega 3 fatty acids can help reduce inflammation and fatigue in breast cancer survivors.

Published: Oct 22, 2012 By: David Liu

A combination of red grape polyphenols at relatively low doses can be effective at preventing brecancer from progressing to become an advanced disease, according to a study in Translational oncology.

Published: Oct 19, 2012 By: J. D. Heyes

For those who suffer from gout - a form of arthritis that is marked by sudden, attacks of painful joint inflammation - there may be a sweet note of relief on your horizon: New research suggests that eating cherries can lower risk of an attack

Published: Oct 19, 2012 By: J. D. Heyes

One of the most detrimental physical impediments to good health is inflammation - not the acute kind, which takes place as a result of physical injury or infection, but the chronic, long-term kind that affects body systems and internal organs, and causes

Published: Oct 19, 2012 By: JOAN REMINICK

Shrugging off bleak economic weather, Harrogate-based Purely Nutrition is expanding its award-winning PhunkyFoods children’s health education programme, having secured £820,000 from the confectionery multinational.

Published: Oct 19, 2012

A new study has found that "daily multivitamin supplementation modestly but significantly reduced the risk of total cancer" in a 15,000-strong sample of healthy male physicians.

Published: Oct 18, 2012

New research presented at the Neuroscience 2012, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, reveal how the brain's biological mechanisms affect obesity, diabetes, binge eating, and the allure of the high-calorie meal.

Published: Oct 18, 2012

The Food and Drug Administration aims to study whether fortification and labeling of certain snack foods could cause consumers to believe they could substitute these products for more nutritious foods to ensure a nutritionally sound diet.

Published: Oct 18, 2012 By: Gary Scattergood

The number of premature babies born in the UK could be reduced by as much as 30% if expectant mothers had adequate intakes of vitamin E.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources is hosting a Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament Fund Raiser in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

People age 70 and older who consume foods high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, according to a new study published in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

At the SupplySide West Global Expo and Conference in Las Vegas, Nov. 5-9, Glanbia Nutritionals will present a range of nutritional food and beverage prototypes, focusing on two growing market sectors: nutritional beverages and better-for-you snacking.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

Ballot measures in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area are intended to tackle a pervasive problem in this country: the ballooning number of Americans that are overweight or obese.

Published: Oct 16, 2012 By: Marie Spano

Inflammation is beneficial as it helps the body recover from infection and injuries. However, chronic inflammation leads to excessive formation of free radicals that damage body tissues and contribute to the development of all chronic diseases.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

A study published in the European Journal of Nutrition shows that absorption rates of lutein are dependent on its source.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

BASF has announced that it will produce drug grade omega-3 at a new plant in Scotland from early next year in an attempt by the German chemical firm to tap into the $1.5 billion global market.

Published: Oct 15, 2012 By: Jimmy Downs

Eating allium vegetables like onion and garlic may help prevent a variety of cancers including colorectal cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer, according to a study in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.