Archives for June 25, 2006

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Kellogg takes healthy products into pharmacy aisle

By  staff reporter

Kellogg's health and wellness division is about to birth its first products: protein-fortified waters, snack bars and meal bars that will take the Special K brand out of cereals and into the pharmacy aisle.

Low carb diet could benefit obese diabetics, says study

By  Stephen Daniells

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.

ADM wheat protein ingredient to bind health bars

By  Clarisse Douaud in Orlando

ADM is targetting the burgeoning healthy snacks market, launching a wheat protein isolate that mimics the properties of sugar as a binder in reduced sugar applications.

Britvic hit by Ecuador passion fruit shortage

By  Chris Mercer

Severe shortages of passion fruit supplies from Ecuador threaten to disrupt food and drink firms, as Britvic says it will pull its J2O Orange and Passionfruit drink from shop shelves in Britain this summer.

Could hemp be the hot new healthy ingredient?

By  Jess Halliday

The health-enhancing properties of hemp have come under the spotlight this month with the launch of a drink containing hemp-blossom syrup (Cannabis sativa) in the UK, which is also being tested by multiple sclerosis sufferers for its potential to...