Fats are important ingredients in foods. They not only provide energy and essential
nutrients, but also contribute to the eating pleasure of a variety of food items. However,
too much fat of the wrong type may have the opposite effect on our health
With consumer demand on the rise for healthy, fun and convenient breakfast products, the market for breakfast cereals offers some promising perspectives, especially when chocolate is concerned.
Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) has long been accepted as a means of reducing fat and increasing muscle mass via nutritional supplements, so could the same principle be introduced to diet products and processed foods?
A recent report by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), ?Health properties of Resistant Starch?, reinforces the significance of this key component in a healthy diet.
European countries share more than tectonic plates. Our dinner plates have super-sized and now we have an obesity epidemic with ?devastating? consequences.