U.S. researchers said functional foods -- foods with genetically enhanced and targeted nutrition -- will soon become a large part of the public's diet.
The drinks market is set for a huge shake-up after Allied Domecq finally received a merger proposal from long-time suitor Pernod Ricard, with backing from Fortune Brands of the United States.
To combat the escalating rates of childhood obesity, parents should go beyond what is on their children's plate and look at what is filling their glass, suggests a new study.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute have found no association between acrylamide intake in foods and the risk of breast cancer among Swedish women.
The genetically modified (GM) food debate flared up again as it was reported that U.K. scientists have developed a new genetically-modified strain of "golden rice," which produces more beta-carotene than before.