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Phytoestrogens primarily belong to the class of isoflavonoids and are plant-based compounds with estrogenic activity.

A study warns that calcium could be doing more harm than good.

Jungbunzlauer is focusing on the need in the marketplace for calcium supplementation.

Women who imbibe sugary soft drinks almost every day are 83% more likely to have a certain type of stroke than women who rarely drink sodas and other sweetened beverages, according to a Japanese study.

National experts met at the Institute of Food Technologists’ annual meeting to discuss new, evidenced-based approaches to tackle childhood obesity.

Already one of the world’s most popular fruits, mangos might also be one of the healthiest. New research, presented at the FASEB Experimental Biology 2012 meeting, not only suggests people who eat mangos have a better diet, but note that the fruit also contains a substance that could have an effect on breast cancer cell proliferation.

Baby formula that is supplemented with fatty acids in an attempt to mimic breast milk does not boost infants' brainpower any more than formula without extra fatty acids, according to a new review of several studies.

Spray Ingredient Technology will attend the Vitafoods conference in Europe and discuss a new Finnish research study that shows cranberry juice may reduce recurrences of urinary tract infections in children.

A high intake of dietary selenium -- but not selenium from supplements -- might reduce the risk for ovarian cancer.

Infant formulas fortified with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) are good for developing brains and hearts according to new evidence provided by scientists.