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(News, 09 Aug 2007 )
There is still one year to go before the 2008 Beijing Olympics but DSM and the Dutch Olympic Committee/Dutch Sports Federation (NOC*NSF) have rolled out two products for athletes. The first in a series ....
(News, 02 Aug 2007 )
Malaysia will play host to the second international conference on East-West perspectives on functional foods this November. Held in Kuala Lumpur, the two-and-a-half day event will take on issues such ....
(News, 25 Jul 2007 )
Novozymes has signed US$115 million agreement to acquire the enzyme activities of India-based Biocon Limited – a move that will help strengthen its position in the attractive Indian enzyme market, the ....
(News, 23 Jul 2007 )
Though high in sugar, diabetics may still be able to consider orange juice a part of their diet because it contains huge amounts of flavonoids, according to a study by endocrinologists at the University ....
(News, 20 Jul 2007 )
Frutarom Industries Ltd. and Ramot, a branch of Tel Aviv University, have signed an agreement to commercialize the process of producing an extract from cinnamon that can rapidly neutralize a broad range ....
(News, 17 Jul 2007 )
Compounds found in pumpkin could replace or reduce the daily insulin injections that many diabetics currently have to endure, according to a study published in Chemisty & Industry magazine. Recent research ....
(News, 10 Jul 2007 )
Lovers of dark chocolate beware, eating too much of the confectionary can offset the benefits it brings. 30 calories of dark chocolate a day is enough to help you lower blood pressure, without weight ....
(News, 04 Jul 2007 )
Grocery chain Kroger, is launching a cholesterol-reducing, fat-free that contains plant sterols produced by Cargill, an all-natural ingredient sourced from plants and found naturally in foods such as ....
(News, 25 Jun 2007 )
Cadbury Schweppes announces that it is today making a recommended tender offer for Sansei Foods, a Japanese functional candy company. Sansei sells sugar-free functional candy in Japan under the Teicalo ....
(News, 25 Jun 2007 )
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids protect against the development and progression of retinopathy, a deterioration of the retina, in mice. This is the major finding of a study that appears in the July ....
