Tea May Prevent Weight Gain December 19/London/Indo-Asian News Service -- Taking tea may prevent weight gain caused by junk food, according to a new study. Researchers found regular consumption of
Wessanen Sells U.S. Subsidiary December 20/Amsterdam/just-food global news -- Dutch food group Wessanen has sold its U.S. subsidiary Panos to private-equity firm High Road Capital Partners Fund. High Road will
Almonds May Reduce Diabetes Risk December 17/Newark, N.J./Asian News International -- New research suggests that consuming an almond-enriched diet may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart
Quinoa on Fructose Effects December 29/Krakow, Poland/Life Science Weekly -- New research, "Effect of Quinoa Seeds (Chenopodium Quinoa) in Diet on Some Biochemical Parameters and Essential Elements in Blood of
Extracting Tea Polyphenols from Green Tea December 29/Guangzhou, China/Health & Medicine Week -- Current study results from the report "Optimization of the Microwave-assisted Extraction Conditions of Tea Polyphenols from Green
FOS and Resistant Starch May Provide Prebiotic Benefits December 29/Granada, Spain/Health & Medicine Week -- A new study, "The Combination of Fructooligosaccharides and Resistant Starch Shows Prebiotic Additive Effects in
Functional Properties of Gluten-Free Pasta from Amaranth, Quinoa and Buckwheat December 29/Vienna, Austria/Health & Medicine Week -- New investigation results, "Functional Properties of Gluten-free Pasta Produced from Amaranth, Quinoa and
Frutarom Buys Rieber December 29/Haifa, Israel/PR Newswire Europe -- Frutarom Industries Ltd. announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Rieber Industrial Spices Savory activity and its fixed assets of
Frito-Lay Sells TrueNorth January 4/Purchase, N.Y./Food & Beverage Close-Up -- DeMet's Candy Company has completed the acquisition of the TrueNorth nut snack brand from Frito-Lay North America. DeMet's will merge
Meat Labels to Include Nutritional Info December 30/Washington/The Virginian-Pilot -- The Agriculture Department will require many meat labels to include the number of calories and other nutritional information starting in