California Walnut Industry Delivers High-Quality Crop Sep 5, 2009
Due to the strength of clinical research supporting benefits in cardiovascular health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a qualified health claim for walnuts in 2004. (2). (PR Newswire)
Group to sue over vitamins' anti-cancer claims Jun 19, 2009
"The selenium claims are made by a [Food and Drug Administration]-approved qualified health claim. We regularly review the evidence, and we change our claims if necessitated. The emerging science hasn't compelled us to change our claims, and the FDA claim is intact.". Bayer's HealthCare division, based in Leverkusen, Germany, researches, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. (CNN -- Health)
Walnuts and Fish Protect Against Heart Disease in Different Ways, According to Newly Published Loma Linda University Research Apr 13, 2009
Following the qualified health claim issued by the Food and Drug Administration, researchers found that incorporating approximately 1. 5 ounces of walnuts (42 grams, a handful of whole nuts or about three tablespoons of chopped nuts) into the daily diet lowered serum total cholesterol by 5. (Canada Newswire)
