Nutritional quality of kids’ menus at chain restaurants not improving despite industry pledges

U.S. chain restaurants participating in a National Restaurant Association initiative to improve the nutritional quality of their children’s menus have made no significant changes compared with…

New guideline on calcium and vitamin D supplementation

A new evidence-based clinical guideline from the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and the American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) says that calcium with or without vitamin D intake…

New method to determine the content of inorganic arsenic in foodstuffs

A new European standard method to determine the content of inorganic arsenic in foodstuffs has been developed at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark.

Plant protein reduces mortality in chronic kidney disease patients

Chronic kidney disease patients who consume a higher ratio of plant protein have lower mortality rates, according to research published today in the National Kidney Foundation’s American Journal of…

New study finds adult fresh pear consumers had a lower body weight than non-pear consumers

It’s National Pear Month and the perfect time to enjoy juicy, sweet pears. If that isn’t reason enough to fill your shopping basket, there’s another reason to add this fruit to your grocery list.

Eliminating fungi that attack produce with oregano and eucalyptus oil

Researchers at the National University of Mexico (UNAM) have demonstrated the anti-fungal in vitro activity of the essential oil of oregano and eucalyptus in a vapor phase, which have already…

Nanocapsule able to protect nutrients in beverages and food supplements

Researchers at the National University of Mexico (UNAM) developed a nanostructured system capable of protecting the active compounds of juices and nutritional supplements from high temperatures…

Phosphorus sky high and hidden in many U.S. beverages

Phosphorus levels in the nation’s popular beverages remain largely unknown, putting kidney disease patients at risk, according to a research letter published in the National Kidney Foundation’s…

BMC finds adults do not report dietary supplement use to physicians

More than 40 million U.S. adults (17.9 percent) report using dietary supplements (DS), according to the 2012 National Health Interview Survey.

NARB panel recommends Neogenis Laboratories discontinue certain claims for Neo40 daily supplement

A five-member panel of the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) has recommended that Neogenis Laboratories, Inc.

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