30 Sep 2010
Food Is the New Pharma

Just what we don't need ...

Nestlé, one of the world's most successful packaged-food companies, is planning to pioneer a new industry to bridge the ever-narrowing gap between food and medicine. The company announced it would invest about $500 million in a new venture called "Nestlé Health Science" to develop foods and supplements designed to help prevent diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease.

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