Cardiologist aims to bust saturated fat ‘myth’
Advice to cut saturated fat has actually increased cardiovascular risk – and high fat dairy and red meat have been unfairly demonised, claims cardiologist Aseem Malhotra in the British Medical Journal.
Archives for October 22, 2013
60-second interview: Andy Bellatti and Elizabeth Lee, Dietitians for Professional Integrity
Dietitians for Professional Integrity: Our hope is that, with time, AND will realize partnerships with big corporate sponsors send out the wrong message
While the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (AND) says members are more than capable of distinguishing facts from spin when listening to an education session from a corporate sponsor at its annual conference, many RDs worry that cozying up to brands that...
Glanbia launches next generation flax protein powder for bars, cereals & beverages
Glanbia Nutritionals has launched a new flax protein powder for protein fortification for use in a range of applications including bars, clusters, cereals and beverages.
ProYo high-protein frozen yogurt set for US-wide roll out
High-protein frozen yogurt ProYo looks set to be rolled out across the US next year, following an “overwhelmingly positive response from the media and brokers” in the six months since its West Coast launch.
Chr Hansen CEO on ‘solid’ 2013 profit: ‘We are very proud of our European performance’
Chr Hansen CEO Cees de Jong today praised the Danish enzymes, cultures and colours specialist’s 2012-2013 performance that saw revenues grow 6% to €738m for the year, and highlighted 5% growth in sluggish EMEA as a major achievement.
Q3 2013 RESULTS: GROUP SALES UP BUT PROFIT DOWN Y-O-Y
Dr Pepper Snapple axes Texas distribution site, TEN sales fall flat
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) has confirmed that it plans to close a Texas warehouse and distribution center and consolidate operations at a larger facility in the state.
FNCE: Urban elites peddling ‘Old McDonald fantasy’ are driving food policy, says Michael Specter in speech dubbed by some as 'smug' and 'mocking'
Food policy must meet the needs of the rapidly growing global population, as well as urban elites in developed nations with “organic window boxes” promoting an ‘Old McDonald fantasy’, claimed one high-profile speaker at the Academy of Nutrition &...
IBIE 2013: EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
Out with the bad, in with the good: Consumers seek positive nutrition
Removing negative ingredients like trans fats from bakery is still important for consumers but they are also looking for positive nutrition, says the research director of Packaged Facts.