Within its overriding theme “The Power of Less,” BENEO used last year’s HiE to focus on balancing blood sugar levels. The company demonstrated how its ingredients can lower the blood glucose response of food and drinks and consequently contribute to healthy lifestyles.

Research published in the journal Nutrition and Metabolic Insights found that regular consumption of mango by obese adults may lower blood sugar levels and does not negatively impact body weight.

Research and Markets has published the "Low-calorie Food Market - Global Forecast, Share, Size, Growth and Industry Analysis, 2014-2019" report.

A new market report by Transparency Market Research (TMR), Albany, N.Y., valued the global low-calorie food market at USD $7.4 billion in 2013 and researchers expect the sector to post a CAGR of 5.9% from 2014 to 2019, to reach an estimated value of USD $10.4 billion in 2019.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

After three decades of increases, adult obesity rates in America remained level in every state except for one, Arkansas.

In one of this month’s feature articles, a topic is covered—sodium—that’s highly controversial…but only because the actual controversy has been manufactured.

In the study, the scientists measured the behavioral and neuroelectric responses of 74 preadolescent children, half of them obese, half at a healthy weight.

Only 10% of the participants identified Burger King’s sliced apples as actual apples, while the majority of children said they were french fries.

Dannon will further improve by 10% the nutrient density of its products in part by increasing nutrients that are encouraged in a healthy diet, while reducing total sugar and fat, and will invest in nutrition education and research focused on healthy eating habits.