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Scientists identify cholesterol switch

05-Sep-2000 - Scientists claim to have pinpointed the sensor that controls the absorptionof dietary cholesterol. Researchers at the University of Texas Southwest Medical Centre in Dallas, discovered...

Antioxidants in carrots boosted after cooking

05-Sep-2000 - Cooking carrots may boost their antioxidant power, a new study revealed last month. Researchers at the University of Arkansas heated carrots with and without their...

St. John's wort an effective anti-depressant

04-Sep-2000 - St John's wort is as effective in treating depression as imipramine, a standard anti-depressant, according to the largest study yet of the herbal remedy. The...

National Cholesterol month launched in the US

04-Sep-2000 - High blood cholesterol increases the risk for heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Lowering cholesterol levels will reduce new heart...

Publican warns of brewing duopoly in Britain

01-Sep-2000 - Britain's biggest publican warned this week of higher beer prices and limited consumer choice in the wake of Interbrew's acquisition of Whitbread's and Bass's brewing...

Japan urges FAO to deal with GM food issues

01-Sep-2000 - Japan urged the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday to help ensure that biotechnologies used to create genetically modified foods are safe and...

Caffeine gene isolated

01-Sep-2000 - Coffee and tea without the caffeine gene? Scientists at the University of Glasgow announced this week that they have isolated one of the genes that...

Chunk of U.S population deficient in B12

31-Aug-2000 - Nearly two-fifths of the U.S population may be deficient in Vitamin B12, according to a recent study. Researchers involved in the ongoing Framingham (Massachusetts) Offspring...

Cocoa bean good source of fibre

30-Aug-2000 - The cocoa bean shell is a good source of insoluble fibre, according to a study carried out at the University of Toronto in Canada. Researchers...

Vitamin E and C help memory, new studies suggest

28-Aug-2000 - A long-term health study has shown that Vitamin E and Vitamin C supplements have a ``significant protective effect'' against memory problems and loss of mental...

Vitamin E reduces stroke risk

28-Aug-2000 - Foods rich in vitamin E may help reduce stroke deaths in postmenopausal women, according to a report in the current issue of The American Journal...

CSIRO urges balanced diet

24-Aug-2000 - The foods we eat may help to protect against cancer, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) announced recently. "A diet which includes cereals,...

Asthma linked to diet, new research suggests

24-Aug-2000 - Diet may be to blame for the rise in asthma and allergies in children, a recent study in Saudi Arabia suggests. Research on the effect...

Dietary supplement may help dieters, new research suggests.

22-Aug-2000 - Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S. studied the effect of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a class of fatty acids found in milk and red...

Rice pest thwarted by mixed plantings

21-Aug-2000 - A study carried out in China revealed that farmers mixing rice varieties in the paddies were rewarded with bigger harvests than single rice variety plantings....

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