All news articles for September 2019

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New recommendations for migraine related probiotic studies

By Nikki Hancocks

Researchers from ADM Protexin have published a list of recommendations for future probiotic trials in migraine sufferers in order to improve the body of evidence in the field, after they discovered it was impossible to perform a meta-analysis in this...

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From the Editor's Desk

A.I. and its promise for ingredient innovation

By Stephen Daniells

Talk with product formulators and one of the big frustrations is that there are not many novel ingredients coming onto the market. Could AI crack open this bottle neck?

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Nutritional Hormesis: Are polyphenols the future of nutrition?

By Nikki Hancocks

A former vegetarian chef with a passion for purity is staying true to his roots with his organic plant-based supplements which he hopes will bring nutritional hormesis to the fore of the wellbeing market.

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Sports Nutrition Summit 2019

Muscle in on the market: How to build the best protein bar

By Nikki Hancocks

A burly 18 per cent of the sports nutrition market is new products and the industry continues to deliver new and exciting solutions for its innovation-inspired audience. But what products really stick?

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Sports Nutrition Summit 2019

How to spin the right web in a social media economy

By Nikki Hancocks

As online reviews become 'intrinsic' to sales it's essential that sports nutrition brands learn how their products stack up online and communicate correctly with their web audience.

Slovakia softens regulatory stance on CBD supplement use

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Slovakia softens regulatory stance on CBD supplement use

By Will Chu

Slovakia looks to have eased its stance on cannabidiol (CBD) use as the country’s government deletes it from a list of psychotropic ingredients, essentially classing CBD as a non-regulated substance.

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How Fulfil took the protein snack market by storm

By Nikki Hancocks

Fulfil, the vitamin and protein bar brand, sold its first bars in Ireland in January 2016 with an initial hope simply to deliver a better-tasting protein bar. The ensuing demand, however, was unprecedented.

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Vitamin E study reveals 'remarkable' new insight

By Nikki Hancocks

New insight published today shows that even though vitamin E is fat soluble you don't have to consume fat with it to enable absorption as it will sit in the intestinal cell and wait for the next meal to come along.

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A smart choice: Nootropics winning notoriety

By Nikki Hancocks

Up until recently, nootropics were predominantly associated with supplements and the occasional beverage, but it’s becoming an area of experimentation for food manufacturers too.

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Evidence building: Parkinson's begins in the gut

By Nikki Hancocks

Researchers from Aarhus have revealed further evidence that Parkinson's disease may originate in the gut after seeing the disease migrate from the gut to the brain and heart of laboratory rats.

DMK said it expects there to be no job losses at the Hoogeveen plant as a result of the change in ownership.

DMK Group takes over joint venture DV Nutrition

By Jim Cornall

German dairy cooperative The DMK Group and UK-headquartered dairy nutrition company Volac have announced that they will bring their successful joint participation in DV Nutrition V.O.F. to an end, subject to receiving relevant approvals.