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Study: Niacin, statins better than Zetia United Press International Share     The vitamin niacin combined with statins is more effective in unclogging arteries than Merck & Co.'s highly profitable Zetia, a U.S. study says. That study is the third to question the effectiveness of Zetia and its sister drug Vytorin, which have been shown to reduce cholesterol but not to prevent heart attacks or strokes. More
NPA challenges findings of JAMA study on health risks associated with folic acid and B12 Treatment Natural Products Association Share
The Journal of the American Medical Association will release research, which indicates an associated increased risk of cancer and death from any cause if the study subjects had received treatment with folic acid and vitamin B12; the abstract appears here. The study appears in the Nov. 18 issue of JAMA. In response to the findings, the Natural Products Association issued the following statement from Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs. More Sports nutrition and dietary supplements discussed at Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus briefing Natural Products Association Share
Sports nutrition continues to be a hot topic both in Congress and the news. Because the physical stress from intense exercise increases an athlete's nutrient needs and depletes electrolytes, vitamins and other supplements play a vital role for athletes. However, legal dietary supplements, which are used by more than 150 million Americans, should not be confused with illegal anabolic steroids. More
Senate panel OKs giving FDA more power to police food safety The Wall Street Journal Share
A key Senate committee approved sweeping legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration more power to police food safety and reorient its efforts toward preventing food contamination instead of reacting to outbreaks of food-borne illnesses. The bill, passed unanimously, would give the FDA the power to set safety standards for fresh produce and make sure food companies take steps to prevent those outbreaks. The FDA would also be able to force companies to recall products and require them to keep better production records. It would also require more frequent inspections of food facilities, especially those handling risky foods. More FDA requests proof of safety of alcoholic energy drinks Los Angeles Times Share
Alcoholic energy drinks, marketed under provocative names such as Evil Eye, Max Fury and Slingshot Party Gel, have quickly gained a foothold among younger drinkers. Now the producers of those beverages have a new, perhaps unwanted audience. The Food and Drug Administration requested proof from the companies that their products, which blend caffeine and alcohol, are safe. More
Nutrient Biomarkers Analytical Methodology: Vitamin D Workshop The Office of Dietary Supplements Share
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in very few foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. It is also produced endogenously when ultraviolet rays from sunlight strike the skin and trigger vitamin D synthesis. Vitamin D obtained from sun exposure, food, and supplements is biologically inert and must undergo two hydroxylations in the body for activation. More
Mintel: Sodium reduction a top CPG trend Supermarket News Share
Sodium reduction will be one of the leading trends for consumer packaged goods manufacturers in 2010, according to research firm Mintel. The company predicts that more CPG marketers will follow in the steps of ConAgra foods, which as pledged to reduce the salt in its products by 20 percent by 2015. Such actions fill a consumer need, as 51 percent of U.S. consumers say they always or usually watching their sodium, according to Mintel. More New law may revive workers' pension plans New York Daily News Share
Once common in the workplace, pension plans are almost extinct in the private sector. But changes in pension laws that go into effect in January could revive so-called defined benefit pension plans in a new form. If your employer has 500 or fewer employees, you may see a new plan called a DB(k). More
The HALTS trial — Halting atherosclerosis or halted too early? The New England Journal of Medicine Share
In patients with elevated cholesterol levels, statin therapy reduces the incidence of cardiovascular events by 25 to 45 percent. Despite the administration of a statin, many patients require additional lipid-lowering therapy because their target lipid-level goals are not reached or they have a cardiovascular event. Treatment can be intensified through further reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol or attempts to raise high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. More Another cause of obesity: The bacteria in your gut? Time magazine Share
If you have ever fought the battle of the bulge, then you are all too familiar with its key players: diet, exercise and your genes. The less you move (calories out) and the more you eat (calories in), the more fat you gain — an equation that may be heavily influenced by your particular genes. But scientists have long known that these three factors do not adequately explain every case of obesity, and now researchers are discovering increasingly convincing evidence of another important contributor to body weight, one that until recently has been almost completely ignored: the bacteria that live in your gut. More
4 Percent of U.S. children have food allergies, analysis finds Chicago Tribune Share
The number of children who have food allergies is not only increasing, it now encompasses 4 percent of all kids in the United States, according to an analysis of four large, national surveys published in the journal Pediatrics. The study – the first to make a broad estimate about the prevalence of food allergies among U.S. children – supports previous studies suggesting that allergy rates are rising rapidly, for reasons that are unclear. More Folic acid, B12 may increase cancer risk WebMD Health News Share
There is new evidence that folic acid, taken in large doses, may promote some cancers.Heart patients in Norway who took folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements were found to have a slightly increased risk for cancer and death from all causes, compared to heart patients who did not take the supplements in a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Unlike the U.S., Norway does not fortify flour and grain food products with folic acid, which is the synthetic form of the B vitamin folate. More
Fighting "fast fashion" and toxic clothes: Greening our wardrobes from the inside The Daily Green Share
According to the non-profit Earth Pledge, today some 8,000 synthetic chemicals are used throughout the world to turn raw materials into textiles. Domestically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that one-quarter of all pesticides used nationwide go toward growing cotton, primarily for the clothing industry. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers many domestic textile manufacturing facilities to be hazardous waste generators; and lax standards and enforcement in developing countries. More
When behavioral economics meets climate change, guess what's coming for dinner? ClimateBiz.com Share
Organizers of the 2009 Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference tried an experiment: They made a vegetarian lunch the default option, and gave meat eaters the choice of opting out. Some 80 percent went for the veggies, not because there were lots of vegetarians in the crowd of about 700 people but because the choice was framed differently. We know that because, at a prior BECC conference, when meat was the default option, attendees chose the meat by an 83 percent to 17 percent margin. More
America's war on the overweight Newsweek Share
Practically the minute President Obama announced Regina M. Benjamin, a zaftig doctor who also has an M.B.A. and is the recipient of a MacArthur "genius grant," as a nominee for the post of Surgeon General, the criticism started. The attacks were vicious—Michael Karolchyk, owner of a Denver "anti-gym," told Fox News' Neil Cavuto. "Obesity is the No. 1 issue facing our country in terms of the health and wellness, and she has shown not that she was born this way, not that she woke up one day and was obese. She has shown through being lazy, and making poor food choices, that she's obese." The anger about Benjamin wasn't the only example of vitriol hurled at the overweight. More How fish is cooked affects heart-health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids Science Daily Share
If you eat fish to gain the heart-health benefits of its omega-3 fatty acids, baked or boiled fish is better than fried, salted or dried, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. And, researchers said, adding low-sodium soy sauce or tofu will enhance the benefits. More
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