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Superfruits Overhyped ?

2008-05-16T13:59:55.2690202-04:00

A new book released this month is challenging the way we consumers view the "superfruits" that are on the market today and exposes the realities behind making a superfruit "brand". Those fruits which are held up to be more nutritionally valuable than others, such as acai berries, blueberries and pomegranates are actually just marketed in very effective ways, according to Karl Crawford and Julian Mellentin, authors of Successful Superfruit Strategy - How to build a superfruit business.

Rather than relying on the fruits' overwhelming nutritional benefits, superfruit manufacturers are using the right combination of health, science and marketing – giving them exponential growth within a dwindling fruit market.

Superfruit market beats all the rest
While the sales of seasonal fruit such as apples and pears are actually falling, the superfruit market is experiencing growth of..

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Diogenes Project Results for Ideal Diet

2008-05-15T15:11:37.0729470-04:00

Following on from our report on the European intervention into our dietary habits - the Diogenes Project, preliminary results from the study were announced today at the European Congress of Obesity.

Search for the Ideal Diet
The Diogenes Project is a pan-European study working towards lower obesity rates in Europe. It aims to finding a diet or diet-trend that will help people keep weight off in the long term. The project was funded by the EU Commission and is currently testing people in 8 centres around Europe to see..

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GM now Protected in France

2008-05-14T15:05:06.3257520-04:00

Last month, France made steps towards protecting the cultivation of GM produce in the wake of damage being done to crops by environmental groups. Amid discussion over the health and safety of GM crops, the lower house of parliament and the Senate have both agreed to push through a controversial bill which fixes the conditions under which GM crops can be grown in France.

Protecting GM
The bill, which was passed by the Senate in April and is due for review at the end of May, permits heavier prosecution of those caught tampering with or damaging crops, protecting what is Europe's largest cultivation of GM crops. Since 1996, the land used to grow GM crops in France has quadrupled from..

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Soft Fruit Rotten on Immigration Ban

2008-05-13T16:22:13.8524890-04:00

As summer draws ever nearer to British shores, the farming industry is under increasing pressure to find workers to pick their soft fruits. For the first time in a decade, a shortage of seasonal labourers means that thousands of tonnes of strawberries, raspberries and blackberries are likely to be left to rot in the fields.

Harsher immigration policy
Under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS), farmers in the UK used to be able to hire temporary workers from all over Europe and they usually came in the form of students looking for work and travel during their summer holidays. Since new restrictions in immigration policy have been brought in, growers are only permitted to employ..

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France Outlaws Anorexia

2008-05-12T16:52:50.2292552-04:00

The hype surrounding eating disorders has been increased following last year's controversy in the fashion world for its use of size zero models on the catwalks, and now the French government are stepping in to take action against what is a growing issue among young women in Europe.

Extreme Diets Outlawed
Last month, the French lower house of parliament approved a bill to outlaw mass communication that gives readers information and tips on how to successfully become anorexic or bulimic. Around 400 sites that extol the virtues of extreme weight loss and disordered eating have sprung up in France. If the bill is passed in the Senate, anyone found publishing..