Soy protein lowers cholesterol, study suggests

With the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) planning to remove soy from its list of heart healthy foods, researchers set out to provide a meta-analysis of 46 existing trials that evaluated soy and determine whether the proposed move aligns with existing literature.

New, non-invasive method to determine whether a child is celiac or not

Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have developed a new, simple and non invasive method to determine whether a child aged 2-4 suffers from celiac disease or not without the necessity…

Top-selling eye vitamins found not to match scientific evidence

With Americans spending billions of dollars each year on nutritional supplements, researchers have analyzed popular eye vitamins to determine whether their formulations and claims are consistent with…

Cola Detectives Test Natural Flavoring Claims For Pricey Soft Drinks

Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a new way to determine whether cola drinks – advertised as being made with natural ingredients and sold at premium prices – really do contain natural flavoring. The report appears in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research…

Do Food Dyes Make Some Children Hyperactive? FDA Investigates

Parents and teachers have been wondering for decades whether food dyes might undermine children’s concentration spans and make them hyperactive. Now the Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether such a link actually exists. An FDA-advisory committee starts a two-day meeting today to determine whether food dyes are associated with hyperactivity, according to available data…