Salt-reduction targets have now been set for most leading Australian-manufactured brands of ready-to-eat cereals, bread and other baked goods in a bid to improve the diet and health of consumers, according to an industry, retailer and government partnership.
Extracts from blueberries may reduce the size of tumours primarily found in infants and children, and improve survival, suggest new findings from a study with mice.
Trans fatty acids (TFA), an enfant terrible of the food
industry, may promote cardiovascular disease by triggering
inflammatory processes in the cells lining blood vessels, American
scientists report.
Smokers should be encouraged to indulge their sweet tooth, judging
from the results of a new study into how daily consumption of a
specially-prepared cocoa beverage benefits blood vessel function.
