Shops inside hospitals have stocked sugary drinks, sweets and unhealthy snacks, which have been bought not only by patients and their visitors but also by NHS staff. Supersized chocolate bars and “grab bags” of sweets are to be banned from hospitals in Britain as the National Health Service ratchets up[Read More…]
Wellness
Unilever to acquire natural and organic food business in Brazil
The company’s main categories in Brazil represent a market worth more than €8 billion, according to Euromonitor. Unilever P.L.C. has agreed to acquire Mãe Terra, a natural and organic food business in Brazil. Financial terms were not disclosed. Mãe Terra’s portfolio includes organic cereals, cookies, snacks and culinary products. The[Read More…]
Researchers in Taiwan suggest benefits of Lycopene
The causes of BPH are mainly associated with genetic inheritance, but men who eat foods high in animal fats also have higher risk of developing the condition. Medical research suggests that eating foods that contain lycopene, commonly found in red fruits and vegetables, can improve benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a[Read More…]
Researchers conduct food study for diabetes
The aim was to help encourage healthy eating and offer dietary guidance. Research led by United Arab Emirates University has new insights into how traditional Emirati foods can affect blood sugar levels. The aim was to help encourage healthy eating and offer dietary guidance. With reports that over a fifth[Read More…]
Coca-Cola, PespiCo and others to limit sugar in Singapore drinks
As well as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, the companies include F&N Foods, Malaysia Dairy Industries, Nestle, Pokka [POKKA.UL] and Yeo Hiap Seng. Seven major drinks companies including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will limit the sugar content of drinks they sell in Singapore, as part of the city-state’s campaign to fight diabetes. Singapore[Read More…]
Tata Global Beverages’ mineral water brand Himalayan enters US market
Himalayan is currently available in India and Singapore. Himalayan, Tata Global Beverages’ (TGB) premium natural mineral water brand, will now enter the American market in a phased manner, through an agreement signed by its subsidiary with Talking Rain Beverage Company, the maker of Sparkling Ice flavored sparkling waters, to distribute[Read More…]
Coca-Cola seeking sweetener innovations with crowdsourcing campaign
An additional campaign, “the sweet story challenge”, invites consumers to submit written or video entries featuring favorite methods of naturally sweetening foods or beverages in their cultures, communities or families. The Coca-Cola Co. has issued a challenge for researchers and scientists to find a “naturally sourced, safe, low- or no-calorie compound” that[Read More…]
U.S.-grown soybean oil achieves FDA’s qualified heart health claim
Food manufacturers can promote eligible soybean oil products as U.S. grown and now, heart healthy. Singapore – The Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a qualified health claim confirming soybean oil’s ability to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Soybean oil is the most widely used edible[Read More…]
Vitamin B12 Linked to Cognitive Performance in Children
Vitamin B12 status in infancy may impact development and performance on social perception tasks and visuospatial abilities at 5 years of age, according to research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vitamin B12 status in infancy may impact development and performance on social perception tasks and visuospatial abilities[Read More…]
Jin+Ja expands into plant-based nutrition
Jin+Ja Super Greens is the brand’s first new product line in eight years and serves as a natural and complementary expansion to its already well-known and flagship product, Jin+Ja Drink. Jin+Ja, the deliciously powerful health and wellness brand founded in 2009, announces the launch of Jin+Ja Super Greens, a new[Read More…]
