Archives for March 16, 2004

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Dairy proteins, a protective role

A new study points to yet another risk associated with a diet rich in animal protein - it may increase the risk of gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in men.

US meat packers demand compulsory BSE testing

US beef processors, fearing the loss of lucrative markets to competitors such as Europe and Australia, are desperate to start exporting again. They are demanding that the USDA tests all their slaughter cattle in order for them to be given a full bill...

Three times as much calcium from freshly designed miso

Skimmed milk is the source of a new calcium-rich miso to hit the market as Japan's Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) teams up with two research bodies to develop a new functional fermented miso derived from skimmed milk.