NF 2/2003 summary - 2nd year - quarterly journal

Research

• p. 5NOVEL FORMULATION OF PLANT STEROL IN SOLUTION
  Cholesterol-lowering effect in hyper- and normocholesterolemic subjects
  Helena Bergstrom, Bo Angelin, Paolo Parini
• 13PROBIOTICS
  Efficacy in Gut Health Promotion
  Miguel Gueimonde, Seppo Salminen
• 23OLIVE OIL AND MILK:
  Examples of Natural and Functional Foods
  Bruno Berra
• 39n-3 AND n-6 FATTY ACIDS
  Immune modulation as a target
  Ulrich Moser
• 45STANDARDIZATION OF COMMIPHORA MUKUL EXTRACT
  In Dislipidemia and Cardiovascular Disease
  Vladimir Badmaev, Muhammed Majeed, Barbara Pacchetti, Lakshmi Prakash

Compass

• 02From the Editor
• 52Scientific Literature
  ANTI-INFLUENZA PHYTOTHERAPY - Ribes nigrum fruit
  ANTI-INFLUENZA PHYTOTHERAPY - Isoquinoline alkaloids from Thalictrum species
  A NEW GRAPE SEED ANTHOCYANIDIN EXTRACT - Cardioprotective effect in animal models and man
  SOY ISOFLAVONES AND TUMORAL GROWTH - Inhibition of human breast cancer
  PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS FROM ANDEAN FOOD - A potential new source for antiradical ingredients
  ENZIMATICALLY MODIFIED PSYLLIUM FIBER - Improved properties
  POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS IN IMMUNOMODULATION - Effective or not effective? Pufa low and high doses
• 56Regulatory Affairs
  HERBAL MEDICINES - Regulatory updates
  FOOD STANDARDS - Australia and New Zealand
  SAFETY OF HERBAL INGREDIENTS - THMP Directive
  EU COMMISSION - Health claims
  EU DIRECTIVE ON FOOD SUPPLEMENTS
• 58Trends & Marketing
  FUTURE FOODS FOR WELLBEING - An expert panel's view of the next 25 years

Departments

• 62News of Industry
  VITAMIN E 230 CLEAR & NOVASOY - FUNCTIONAL BAR PROTOTYPE - SOLPRO 900
• 63Ingredients & Products
  PURE L-CARNITINE - PROPIETARY SOY RESEARCH - TONALINE® CLA
• 70Book Review
  PLANT-BASED INGREDIENTS FOR FUNCTIONAL FOODS
• 71Coming Events