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Ingredient Manufacturers Turn Powder Into Health Gold
Fruit and vegetable powders, extracts and super-concentrates are making five-a-day easier.

Consumers Choosing Fit Over Fat
Processors are providing – and wise consumers are choosing – foods that just may turn around the obesity epidemic.

Abuzz With Energy Drinks
B vitamins, taurine, caffeine, guarana and exotic sugars help fight fatigue.

Nanoparticle Improves Absorption of Antioxidants
Scientests have designed a nanoparticle that protects antioxidants from being destroyed in the gut and ensures a better chance of them being absorbed in the digestive tract.

Make Important Decisions on a Full Stomach
Missing meals lowers levels of the brain chemical serotonin which plays a key role in regulating emotions such as aggression.

Viagra-Effect of Watermelon
Researchers find watermelon contains ingredients which deliver Viagra-like effects to the body’s blood vessels and may even increase libido.

Heal Yourself With Chewing Gum
Chewing sugar-free gum that contains sorbitol may speed the return of normal bowel function after colon surgery.

Tricking the Brain
Scientists have come up with an idea that will make healthy foods taste as good as their fattening counterparts.

New Clues on Cause of AMD
Researchers discovered a link between two processes in the retina that, in combination, contribute to Age-related macular degeneration and found antioxidants disrupt the link and extend the lifetime of irreplaceable photoreceptors and other retinal cells.

A Fusion of Colors
Fusion Precise Natural Color Systems

Modest Growth for Global Probiotic Market
The global market for probiotic ingredients, supplements and foods is expected to reach $15.9 billion in 2008

Mk-7 for Children’s Bone Health

Tonalin CLA Receives GRAS Status

EFSA Deems Selenium Yeast Safe

VitaGranate Activates Heart-healthy Enzyme

Perceptions of Fresh Fruit

Beadlets of Zeaxanthin

New Food Bars Designed To Put Health In The Palm Of Your Hand
No longer styled just for candy, food bars are making it easier to have a healthy snack on the go.

Nanoparticle Improves Absorption of Antioxidants
Nanoparticle prevents antioxidants from being destroyed by digestive acids and enzymes

Make Important Decisions on a Full Stomach
Missing meals may lower levels of the brain chemical serotonin

Tricking the Brain
Flavor modulators stimulate specific pathways into the brain

Heal Yourself with Chewing Gum
Chewing sugar-free gum may fool the body into good digestion

New Clues on the Cause of AMD
Antioxidants extend the lifetime of irreplaceable photoreceptors and other retinal cells

Viagra-Effect of Watermelon
Watermelons boost nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels