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General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 09,2010

Americans Want Help in Putting Healthy Foods on their Dinner Table

Eighty-six percent of consumers are interested in the government implementing objective front-of-pack labeling that calls out calories and beneficial nutrients such as vitamin D or fiber.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 08,2010

Farm-to-School Programs Motivate School Food Service Professionals

The researchers found the farm-to-school programs benefited both the school and farmer. SFSP reported that the lower price for produce was attributed to a shortened supply chain. SFSP were able to buy produce that is not typically offered in school cafeterias such as asparagus, blue potatoes, Asian pears, etc.

General Company & Ingredient Information Feb 25,2010

Rousselot Launches New Peptan Collagen Peptides for Anti-Aging and Moisturizing Topical Formulations

Rousselot at last highlight the potential synergies between the nutricosmetic and topical Peptan ranges and their complementary capacity to improve the health and beauty of the skin.

General Company & Ingredient Information Feb 25,2010

Nutrition 21 Announces Canadian Approval of Chromium Picolinate for Use in Natural Health Products

As a result of this approval, Nutrition 21 can now sell its Chromax brand of chromium picolinate to Canadian manufacturers, marketers, and importers of natural health products.

General Company & Ingredient Information Feb 12,2010

European Commission Clears Planned Acquisition of Solvay Pharma by Abbott, Subject to Conditions

The Commission's investigation found that competition concerns could be excluded in the pharmaceutical markets, due to the limited horizontal overlaps between the parties' activities and the lack of high market shares.

General Company & Ingredient Information Feb 11,2010

DHA May Improve Effects of Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer – Study

The study, “Improving Outcome of Chemotheraphy of Metastatic Breast Cancer by Docosahexaenoic Acid: a Phase II Trial,” monitored and evaluated the health of breast cancer patients at the University Hospital Bretonneau (Tours, France).

General Company & Ingredient Information Feb 11,2010

Novus International, Inc. Acquires the Animal Nutrition Division of Albion Laboratories, Inc.

This acquisition will enable Novus to offer a broader range of products to address the needs of different customers in different parts of the world to support their livestock operations.

General Company & Ingredient Information Feb 11,2010

Jamie Oliver Makes TED Prize Wish for Food Revolution to Overcome Obesity

In his TED Prize wish, Oliver called for the creation of a foundation to inspire a food revolution through communication, education, social networking and by challenging corporate America and the food industry to help transform the culture of junk food into a culture of fresh food and of cooking at home.

General Company & Ingredient Information Feb 04,2010

Mother's Exposure to Bisphenol A May Increase Children's Chances of Asthma

The UTMB researchers said that although more work is needed to determine the precise mechanism of that response, it almost certainly has its roots in the property of BPA thought to contribute to other health problems.

General Company & Ingredient Information Feb 03,2010

FSA Takes Small Steps to Encourage Young People to Eat Well, Get Active and Feel Good

SmallSteps4Life invites young people to set themselves challenges relating to the themes of eating well, getting active and feeling good, over a period of at least four weeks. Examples include: eat a healthy breakfast every day, walk to and from school, and get more sleep.

General Company & Ingredient Information Feb 01,2010

Naturex Reports Strong Sales Growth

In 2009, Nutrition & Health accounted for 64.7% of activity, Food & Beverage for 29.1% and Personal Care for 1.5%. Sales by geographical region broke down as follows: 59.8% for North America, 30.4% for the European Union and 3.2% for the Asia/Pacific region.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jan 15,2010

Forbes Medi-Tech Appeals NASDAQ Listing Suspension

The Nasdaq Staff Deficiency determination indicated that the Company does not meet The Nasdaq Capital Market initial listing standard as set forth in Listing Rule 5505.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jan 11,2010

Study Examines Restaurant, Packaged Foods Calorie Information

Researchers at Tufts University analyzed the calorie content of 18 side dishes and entrees from national sit-down chain restaurants, 11 side dishes and entrees from national fast food restaurants and 10 frozen meals purchased from supermarkets.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jan 06,2010

Restaurant and Packaged Foods Can Have More Calories than Nutrition Labeling Indicates – Study

Measured energy values of 29 quick-serve and sit-down restaurant foods averaged 18% more calories than the stated values. Likewise, measured energy values of 10 frozen meals purchased from supermarkets averaged 8% more calories than stated on the label.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jan 05,2010

High Fat Diet Increases Inflammation in the Mouse Colon

The researchers fed experimental mice either a standard diet containing five percent fat and ample amounts of calcium and vitamin D or a Western diet containing 20 percent fat and adequate but marginal levels of calcium and vitamin D for three or six months.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jan 04,2010

Putting Limits on Vitamin E

"There were so many conflicting reports about Vitamin E and its effect on various diseases, particularly heart disease, that we wanted to set the record straight, says Prof. Dov Lichtenberg of TAU's Sackler School of Medicine.

General Company & Ingredient Information Dec 30,2009

Herbal Science Organization Clarifies New Ginkgo Study

A new study of previously published data being published in this week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association has reported that a leading ginkgo extract did not reduce the decline in cognitive impairment in older adults.

General Company & Ingredient Information Dec 29,2009

Researchers Find Clues to Why Some Continue to Eat When Full

New research in mice by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists suggest that ghrelin might also work in the brain to make some people keep eating "pleasurable" foods when they're already full.

General Company & Ingredient Information Dec 23,2009

Study Redefines Placebo Effect as Part of Effective Treatment

Early results in human patients suggest that the new technique could improve treatment for several chronic diseases that involve mental state or the immune system, including asthma, multiple sclerosis and chronic pain.

General Company & Ingredient Information Dec 22,2009

Omega-3s May Help Protect the Eyes and Kidneys Along with the Heart

"All of these findings suggest that people with chronic kidney disease, heart disease or diabetes can lower their chances of heart problems by increasing their intake of fish omega-3s," Nettleton concluded. "And they may see more clearly later in life."

General Company & Ingredient Information Dec 21,2009

Disordered Eating May Affect 10 to 15 percent of Women

Dr. Gauvin says the study sheds new light on binge eating and bulimia, which are characterized in part by excessive eating accompanied by feelings of having lost control.

General Company & Ingredient Information Dec 18,2009

UAB Researchers Link Calorie Intake to Cell Lifespan, Cancer Development

"These results further verify the potential health benefits of controlling calorie intake." Tollefsbol said. "Our research indicates that calorie reduction extends the lifespan of healthy human cells and aids the body's natural ability to kill off cancer-forming cells."

General Company & Ingredient Information Dec 17,2009

Diet High in Methionine Could Increase Risk of Alzheimer's

The researchers published their findings, titled "Diet-induced hyperhomocysteinemia increases Amyloid-ß formation and deposition in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease," in the journal Current Alzheimer Research.

General Company & Ingredient Information Dec 16,2009

Home-Based Child Care Meeting Nutritional Standards; Widespread Use of TV a Concern

Trost, who directs the obesity prevention research core at the new Hallie Ford Center for Healthy Children at Oregon State, said a big concern was television exposure in such a young age group.

General Company & Ingredient Information Dec 15,2009

Difficult Access to Nutritious Food Can Harm Diabetics' Health

Household food insecurity (HFI) refers to the inability of people to access safe and nutritious foods, which can pose serious health challenges for some people with diabetes.