A healthy, flaxseed-based, low-net-carb pizza crust technology was introduced to convention goers at Natural Products Expo West (March 4-6, Anaheim, Calif.).
An all-natural, highly concentrated source of oat bran, OatVantage[tm], is now available from Nurture Inc. (Devon, Pa.). The ingredient provides a option to help supply the amount of oat bran soluble fiber recommended to lower cholesterol levels and reduce heart disease risk
A new Finnish study with more than 14,600 people, published in the March 10, 2004 issue of JAMA, shows that women who drank three to four cups of coffee daily had a 29% reduced risk of adult onset diabetes.
A new study published in the March 2004 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, led by Dr. Mark I. Evans of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (Manhattan, N.Y.) compared 27,000 pregnancies from 1997 and 34,000 from 2000. It concluded that folic acid (a.k.a. vitamin B9), in addition to breads and grains sold in the U.S., cut by a th
The exclusive 2004 Prepared Foods Functional Foods Trends Survey delves into what food and nutritional companies see as their major challenges and opportunities in the functional foods arena.
The food industry and the government are both under fire for the fattening of America. Some groups are laying the obesity epidemic and the potential for chronic health issues at the feet of the food processing and fast food industries.
Few who follow the dietary supplement category would argue that the opinions of many Americans have swung away from what, half a decade ago, had been almost unconditional support for these products.
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