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Bowl of fortified cereal to beat heart disease

Breakfast cereals fortified with folic acid and other B vitamins could help consumers protect against heart disease by lowering levels of homocysteine, suggests new research. The amino acid homocysteine is increasingly accepted as a marker for heart...

Kerry consolidates flavour position with new acquisitions

Acquisitive ingredients firm Kerry will spend €170 million on four bolt-on flavour acquisitions announced yesterday as the €3.7 billion Irish company continues to consolidate its position in the highly competitive flavours market. The new buys stretch...

Fresh cherries to prevent gout

The benefits of including fruit in a daily dietary regime have been given greater support with US researchers suggesting that natural compounds found in fresh Bing cherries could help people who suffer from gout or other forms of arthritic...