Olive oil may help reduce type 2 diabetes risk
A study published in Nutrition & Diabetes suggests that for healthy adults olive oil consumption may lower their risk for developing type 2 diabetes. IFT Daily News
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Resistant starch may reduce short-term blood sugar levels
A study published in Nutrients suggests that a grain-free, potato-based resistant starch type 4 (chemically-modified starches) may reduce short-term blood sugar levels. IFT Daily News
UK publishes guidelines to reduce sugar 20% by 2020
Public Health England (PHE) has published the technical guidelines setting out the approaches the food industry can take to reduce the amount of sugar children consume through the everyday foods … Continue Reading →
Isoflavones may reduce mortality for women with breast cancer
A study published in the journal Cancer suggests that post-diagnosis consumption of foods containing isoflavones—estrogen-like compounds primarily found in soy food—may be associated with a decrease in all-cause mortality for … Continue Reading →
Food, beverage companies strive to reduce sodium, sugar
New data from The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) show that more than 180,000 consumer goods products were reformulated in 2016, while more than 30,000 communities worldwide have been involved in … Continue Reading →
Raising dietary potassium to sodium ratio may reduce heart, kidney disease
A study published in the American Journal of Physiology—Endocrinology and Metabolism shows that increasing dietary potassium may be as important to improving the risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney disease … Continue Reading →
Stonyfield to reduce sugar across yogurt portfolio
Stonyfield, an organic yogurt maker, has announced a plan to reduce added sugar across its portfolio. IFT Daily News
USDA revises guidance on date labeling to reduce food waste
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued updated information on food product labeling, including new guidance aimed at reducing food waste through encouraging … Continue Reading →
Nuts may reduce chronic disease, death risk
A study published in BMC Medicine suggests that consuming 28 g of nuts daily may be an effective way to reduce heart disease and risk of death from other causes. … Continue Reading →
Prebiotic with probiotic may reduce body fat mass
A study published in EBioMedicine shows that Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis alone or in combination with the prebiotic fiber polydextrose may reduce body fat mass, trunk fat mass, waist circumference, … Continue Reading →