Bakery manufacturers can capitalise on an emerging Scandinavian dietary trend with new low-carb offerings, according to an analyst from Euromonitor International.
People who lost weight by following a low-calorie, low-fat regime saw longer term effects on mood than those who used a low-carb approach, report researchers in Australia – but whether its down to social chemical reasons remain unclear.
Sticking to a low-carbohydrate diet with some limits of calories
has long-term benefits on body weight and blood sugar levels, says
a new study from Sweden, but a leading diabetes charity advises
against following such a diet.
A new clinical trial from the US has reported that a low-carb diet
improves cholesterol levels, as a second study in a week reports
health benefits for this once bright star of the diet world.
Sticking to a low carbohydrate diet does not lead to weakened bones
over a three-month period, say US researchers - a result that may
prove to be only a brief glimmer for this fading star of diet fads.
Sales for food enzymes crept up by a slight 2 per cent in 2004 for
number one enzymes player Novozymes, but a boost in low carb
beverages continues to lift profit.
The low-carb diet industry is defying media reports from the end of
last year which claimed the fad was on its way out, according to
the latest survey from Opinion Dynamics Corporation (ODC).
Low carbohydrate bakery products have become common place in the
US, but competition is about to get tougher as the growth surge
slows, according to a new report from Euromonitor International.
Falling pasta sales at leading US company American Italian Pasta
reflect an industry-wide problem and demonstrate how a low-carb
legacy may still undermine foods with a higher carbohydrate
content, as Chris Mercerdiscovers.
A fall in bread consumption in the US impacts sales for food enzyme
leader Novozymes in the third quarter with the Danish firm
reporting a 7 per cent fall in sales for this segment to DKK373
million (€50 million) this year from DKK399...
Recent media reports suggesting the end is nigh for carb-cutting
diets appear to be a little premature, with the latest market
research from the US suggesting that there is still substantial
interest in the low-carb regime, writes...
Confirming reports from the likes of Kellogg and Anheuser-Busch, a
new survey suggests that the explosive growth rates for low-carb
products may be a thing of the past - but winning back former
customers will remain a difficulty for...
Slight growth for Danish enzymes giant Novozymes in the first half
of the year with Europe providing steady returns but US market
knocked by the popular low carbohydrate diet that has hit the
baking industry.
Hurt by rising operating costs and a shift in consumer taste
against traditional white flour based products, Canadian food giant
George Weston has embarked on a search for better margins in
premium bakery products.
The latest figures from Kellogg suggest that the US-based cereal
and snacks group has weathered the low-carb dieting storm with
relative ease, helped by a combination of new product launches and
increased advertising expenditure,...
As popularity soars for the low carbohydrate, high protein Atkins
diet scientists warn this week that even a 'moderately' high
protein diet could reduce a woman's chances of becoming pregnant.
Mounting criticism of...
US starch supplier MGP Ingredients witnesses the benefits of
'adding-value' to ingredients products with strong growth in
low-carb ingredients pushing demand for its resistant wheat starch
FiberStar 70.