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In New York, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System researchers received a five-year, $2.9-million grant from the National Institutes of Health...

Everstone Group invests in Indian nutraceuticals leader

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Greenhouse Juice Company brings cold pasteurization to Canada

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Eating more nuts, vegetables and whole grains with less salt and trans fat reduces...

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The Impossible Burger debuts in Hong Kong, its first international destination

In Hong Kong, Impossible Foods launched its award-winning plant-based meat in Hong Kong at some of the city's most beloved restaurants: Little Bao, Happy...

Finding another key to the brain’s control over appetite and weight

In Texas, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have determined that aprosin, a recently discovered hormone that regulates blood-glucose levels, also acts on the...

Eating peanuts with meals is good for your heart

In Pennsylvania, eating peanuts with a meal may help protect against cardiovascular diseases, according to findings reported by Penn State researchers in the current...

Lots of nutrition information meets lots of confusion

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DayTwo raises $12 million to roll out personalized nutrition based on the gut microbiome

In Israel, DayTwo, a leader in microbiome-health management, completed a $12.0 million Series A financing round to broaden and deepen its lead in evidence-based,...

FDA proposes revoking the health claim that soy protein reduces the risk of heart...

In Washington D.C., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule to revoke a health claim for soy protein relating to heart disease....

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