Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) has announced that ICL Performance Products, one of its four operating segments, has agreed to acquire the assets of Adicon Industria E Comercio De Aditivos Ltda, a privately owned Brazilian manufacturer and supplier of functional food additives for the meat industry.
The Hain Celestial Group Inc. announced the completion of the previously disclosed sale of its Kineret and Kosherific brands of frozen foods to Kedem Food Products.
Mars Incorporated announced the launch of a new business unit, Mars Nutrition for Health & Well-Being, which will develop and launch new foods, snacks, beverages and lifestyle support to better serve the nutritional and well-being needs of the consumer.
The study points to the need for more detailed investigations into the potential roles of vitamin D deficiency and calcium excess in prostate cancer risk in the current era.
Individuals in the low-GI group consumed their diets ad libitum, and their decrease in caloric intake and overall weight loss of 6%-8% matched that of the 12 individuals in the conventional low-fat, calorie-restricted group.
Scientists funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Boston, Mass., have found that the higher the carbohydrate intake, the higher the odds of developing a certain type of cataract among a group of women aged 53 to 73 years.