Archives for May 19, 2005

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Trans fats raise gallstone risk?

Trans fatty acids could 'modestly' increase the risk of gallstone disease, say US researchers, providing yet more evidence to encourage food makers to remove these fats from food formulations.

Kerrygold buoys FY profits at Irish Dairy Board

The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has shrugged off slashed CAP subsidies and taken advantage of favourable international trading conditions to notch up a steady increase in both profits and turnover during 2004 trading, Tom Armitage reports.