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Conference Shows Potential for Personalized Nutrition
November 2003 The potential of genome technologies in nutrition was demonstrated at the 2ndInternational Conference On Nutrigenomics on 6-7 November in Amsterdam, t...
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High Fat Diet May Work For Obese Patients
November 2003 Patients on a high saturated fat and avoidance of starch diet similar to theAtkins diet experienced 5 percent weight loss after six weeks without adve...
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Tea Compound Inhibits HIV Infection by Binding to T-Cells
November 2003 Epigallocatechin gallate, a component of tea, prevents the binding of HIV to human T cells, the first step in HIV infection, according to researchers ...
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Personalized Nutrition: Consumer Attitudes And Ethics Debated
November 2003 Surveys suggest that consumers aregenerally positive about the new concept of personalised nutrition, diet advice based on genetic profiling, but ther...
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Spotlight: Functional foods: regulatory and marketing aspects.
November 2003 Arthur Healy, CABI Introduction Almost 2500 years ago, the Greek physician Hippocrates reputedly stated, "Let food be thy medicine
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Spotlight: Plant Sterols and Stanols – How Functional Are They?
November 2003 Arthur Healy, CABI Introduction Plant sterols (or phytosterols) are natural components of plant foods, particularly vegetable oils, and their hypocho...
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Spotlight: Glucosamine and osteoarthritis: hope or hype?
November 2003 Glucosamine has received a lot of public attention recently as a potential treatment for osteoarthritis (OA), a debilitating and painful joint disorde...
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Spotlight: Food allergies in children.
November 2003 Introduction Food allergies and food intolerance are two disorders that are increasing in prevalence with symptoms ranging in severity from hyperact...
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Food Standards Agency Calls for Action on Food Promotion to Children
November 2003 Following last week's heated debate between industry and lobby groups accusing food producers and retailers of contributing to childhood obesity, the ...
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Scientists Identify Who Will Gain Weight After a Weight Loss Diet
November 2003 Scientists think they may have found markers to predict those who willundergo a weight rebound after a weight loss diet.
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