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Fruit and veg may cut adult asthma risk (1)

10 October 2007

A diet rich in vegetables such as tomatoes, carrots and leafy vegetables, could cut the risk of adult asthma by about 20 per cent, says new research.

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Scientist concerned at plummeting nutrient levels (1)

10 October 2007

Nutrient levels in fruits, vegetables and some food crops have dramatically declined in the past 50 years, something that could further push consumers to opting for more nutritious organic goods.

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Vitamin C Has Been Known to Fight 30 Major Diseases . . . For Over 50 Years (1)

10 October 2007

If so, why haven't you heard more about it? Why haven't more doctors used vitamin C as medicine?

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Panel Urges Lowering of Allowable Fluoride (1)

10 October 2007

High concentrations of fluoride that occur naturally in a small minority of the nation's drinking water supplies can damage teeth and bones, and federal regulators should reduce the level that is considered safe for human consumption, a National Academy of Sciences panel said Wednesday.

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NHS Patients ‘Risk Complications And Death' Because Of Poor Nutrition In Hospitals, British Society Of Gastroenterology

10 October 2007

Hundreds of thousands of patients admitted to NHS hospitals lose weight when they enter hospital, slowing down recovery, increasing the risk of infections and complications, and increasing the risk that they will die from their condition, the Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) was told today.

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Food safety watchdog to investigate artificial sweetener (1)

10 October 2007

The government's food safety watchdog has ordered a fresh probe into an artificial sweetener found in more than 6,000 products after research re-ignited fears it may cause cancer.

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ANH files European Court Legal Brief (1)

10 October 2007

On Monday 2 August 2004 ANH lawyers filed its detailed arguments for its challenge to the EU ban on food supplements in the European Court of Justice.

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Debate on homeopathy (1)

10 October 2007

A discussion ensues in the The Times newspaper (London) on the role of science as a means of validating homeopathy and other forms of complementary medicine...

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BBC2 Horizon: The Truth About Vitamins (1)

10 October 2007

is the BBC's treatment of the vitamin supplementation really "balanced"? See the communications below and make up your own mind if you are able to see the programme at 21.00 h on 16 September.

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Whose Truth About Vitamins? (1)

10 October 2007

BBC2 broadcast its story last night on vitamin supplementation. Far from being fair and balanced, it took a heavy swipe at high dose vitamin supplementation and omitted discussion of the benefits of supplementation. See the joint ANH and Institute for Complementary Medicine press release below.

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US allows fatty acid claims (1)

10 October 2007

Just as Europe tries to push the onus for proving health claims on manufacturers via the proposed EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations, the US government offers another allowed health claim that will empower consumers.

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Traditional remedies do work! (1)

10 October 2007

This finding by Peter Houghton and collaborators is no surprise to those who have used such remedies....

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Lancet study attacks antioxidants (1)

10 October 2007

Dr Bjelakovic and colleagues have analysed 14 trials involving antioxidant vitamins and the mineral selenium. Their findings are damning, but cannot, in ANH's view, be applied to antioxidants in general.

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BBC1 TV Panorama (1)

10 October 2007

Taken on Trust is being rebroadcast on Thursday, 7 October at 00.55 UK time

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US HerbalGram article (1)

10 October 2007

Alex Schauss PhD offers his views in an informative article in the American Botanical Society's HerbalGram covering the impact of EU legislation.

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Consumer Organisations Criticise Influence of Drug Companies (1)

10 October 2007

The pharmaceutical industry operates in a way that puts profits before public health, members of parliament (MPs) heard last week. And the regulatory authorities, which are meant to ensure the safety of drugs and protect the public, collude with the industry, they were told.

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