A study by the University of San Diego, California, has found that people who eat chocolate regularly are leaner than those who don’t eat the treat as often.CNN‘s Ralitsa Vassileva reports. THE PULSE is produced by LdC Media The Creative Network: www.ldcmediacreative.com For free...

VIT HIT helps you burn fat, detox, and get your daily fruit and vitamins in a bottle. The Lean & Green drink helps to burn fat and detox, while providing you with a vitamin drink that contains just 35 calories –  less than an apple – unlike most energy drinks brimming...

A tax of fatty foods is expected to raise over €160 million, while reducing fat consumption by 10% in Denmark. Foods with more than 2.3% saturated fat will face price increases, such a butter, chips and minced meat. Earlier this month, Hungary imposed a tax on processed foods that contains...

UK. This week McDonald’s introduced calorie information to all of its menus throughout the UK, so now customers will be able to see at a glance how many calories are in their food choices. The calorie labelling pledge is part of the UK Government’s Responsibility Deal to help people...

Recently reported on the Brand Channel, last year during the Indianapolis 500 1.1 million hot dogs were purchased. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) Washington, DC then put up an advertising billboard near the Speedway showing hot dogs in a cigarette pack, printed with...

Sweden. A new Swedish chewing gum is being marketed as a beauty treat. Vigo is said to contain B vitamins and beta carotene that help maintain a healthy skin, and selenium for hair and nails. Vigo will initially be sold at pharmacies and grocery stores across Sweden. Log on to www.vigogum.se...

The much maligned carbohydrate is championed in this New York Times bestseller. Introducing the resistant starch, writers Ellen Kunes and Frances Largeman-Roth of US Health magazine explain that this starch ‘doesn’t get absorbed into the bloodstream in the small intestine like other...

Food Revolution crusader Jamie Oliver has joined the Social Media Leadership Forum. Through sites like Facebook and Twitter Jamie aims to inspire parents, educators, and food activists to get involved in his campaign for healthy eating. You can log on to his Facebook page to sign the Food...

Junk food of the future could be good for us! Scientists are toying with nanotechnology (manipulating matter at molecular levels) that could lead to our favourite foods being produced with half the fat, all the familiar taste, and loaded with nutrients normally found in fruit and...

  Extracts from berries and pomegranate may protect the skin from the harmful effects of UV exposure and aging. According to a report published in this month’s issue of Experimental Dermatology, scientists in Korea have found that ellagic acid, found in many fruits and vegetables, is a...

  In recent years, fruit extracts in cosmetic products have contained concentrated super fruits renowned for powerful antioxidant and free radical fighting properties, such as blueberry, açai, pomegranate and cranberry. At a recent Mintel presentation, Beauty Garden – What’s Rot and...

Your daily cups of tea are not only a comforting ritual but also healing and anti-aging. Tea extracts are beneficial in lowering the risk of certain cancers, weight loss, protection against Alzheimer’s and skin aging. Research shows that the anti-inflammatory properties of tea are...