Pulses and their fractions—protein, starch and fiber—are increasing in popularity for multiple reasons. They are high in protein and beneficial fiber (including resistant starch) and are replete with vitamins and minerals.

North Americans try to consume more fiber. In fact, 72% of the 1,000+ people surveyed in 2011’s International Food Information Council’s (IFIC) “Food and Health Survey” say so.

Fiber has a range of healthy benefits, and manufacturers are stretching fiber’s potential applications, even as Americans continue to face a fiber consumption deficit.

Eating probiotic yogurt is known to calm troubled tummies; now, scientists have found it could boost virility as well.

Researchers at Michigan State University have shown a prebiotic may help the body's own natural killer cells fight bacterial infection and reduce inflammation, greatly decreasing the risk of colon cancer

Scientists at Virginia Tech have demonstrated it may be possible to achieve the suggested daily intake of fatty acids in a single serving of a savory-flavored yogurt.

Advanced BioNutrition Corp. (ABN) announced the signing of a technology agreement with Chr. Hansen A/S.

Researchers may have uncovered a promising strategy that, for the first time, appears to cause celiac disease progression to reverse, and that strategy is consuming probiotics.

Initial testing in acid and bile salts found that Lactobacillus strains had a significantly higher acid tolerance than the lactococci strains and E. hirae, according to a Norwegian statement.

Scooter’s Coffee House recently launched a better-for-you hot cereal. Healthy Harvest Hot Multi-Grain Cereal may look and taste like traditional oatmeal, but it is made with ConAgra Mills’ Sustagrain, an all-natural, 100% whole-grain product that has three times the fiber of oats, says the company.