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Artificial Sweetener Demand Witnesses Rising Indulgence as Sugar Intolerance Dilutes Sales of High Calorie Variants

Artificial Sweetener Demand Witnesses Rising Indulgence as Sugar Intolerance Dilutes Sales of High Calorie Variants

Growing consumption of low-calorie food varieties, diet carbonated soft drinks, and sugar substitutes have been cited as key growth levers of Artificial Sweetener Market in Fact.MR’s latest market study. The research tracks the broader trends

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Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are top health fears for older men

Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are top health fears for older men

Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are the most common health concerns for older men in the west, a new survey by Lycored suggests.  Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are the most common health concerns for older men

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Cottonseed oil may reduce cholesterol, says a study

Cottonseed oil may reduce cholesterol, says a study

Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that a high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed oil drastically improved cholesterol profiles in young adult men. The researchers conducted a five-day outpatient feeding trial of 15 healthy,

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Researchers study silver nanoparticles in food contact materials

Researchers study silver nanoparticles in food contact materials

Silver nanoparticles measuring between one and 100 nanometers (billionth of a meter) in size, are being incorporated outside the United States into a variety of kitchen products known as food contact materials (FCMs) such as

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IIT researchers use protein from tamarind seed to treat chikungunya

IIT researchers use protein from tamarind seed to treat chikungunya

A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee has found that a protein of tamarind seeds reduces the infectivity of chikungunya virus by 64% and the virus RNA levels inside infected

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Diet rich in fish helps fight asthma, says a trial

Diet rich in fish helps fight asthma, says a trial

A clinical trial led by La Trobe University has shown eating fish such as salmon, trout and sardines as part of a healthy diet can reduce asthma symptoms in children. The international study found children

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PAU inks pact for commercialising onion, bell pepper varieties

PAU inks pact for commercialising onion, bell pepper varieties

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has entered into an agreement with Generation Seeds Private Limited, Patiala for commercialization of PSM 1 (Bell pepper) and PRO 7 (Onion) varieties.   The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA)

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Roasted jackfruit seed flour has chocolate aroma, finds a study

Roasted jackfruit seed flour has chocolate aroma, finds a study

A study conducted in Brazil shows that flour made from roasted jackfruit seeds can replace cocoa powder in a mixture of milk and coffee used to make cappuccino. According to the new study, roasted jackfruit

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Connection between eating fruits, veg and risk of asthma, allergies

Connection between eating fruits, veg and risk of asthma, allergies

Giving children plenty of fruit, vegetables, butter, and yoghurt in the first year of life could protect them against asthma and allergies later in life, according to new research which shows these foods contain special

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Researchers develop rice variety to fight high salinity, drought

Researchers develop rice variety to fight high salinity, drought

A team of researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) and University of Illinois has developed transgenic rice that promises to generate high yields even under conditions of