After making a success of their two-year-young CBD brand 'fourfivecbd', two professional rugby players have launched Fourfive Nutrition with an aim to disrupt the supplements market which they say lacks transparency.
Researchers have shown for the first time that the concentration of different types of immune cells in the blood changes in relation to the presence of different bacterial strains in the gut.
In a new study, researchers have for the first time been able to establish reference values for omega-3 in pregnant women from a large sample of the population.
Existing research on human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) is only at the tip of the iceberg and there are vast opportunities for developing new pre/probiotics/synbiotics with HMOs, says an expert specialising in this field.
An increased dietary intake of EPA, but not DHA, might help reduce cognitive impairment linked with depression in youths and adolescents, therefore helping improve quality of life, say researchers.
Researchers have uncovered a hidden bacterial genus in the gut microbiome of patients with IBS, especially those who suffer with diarrhoea, offering a potential opportunity for probiotic treatment.
As 2020 enters its final month, NutraIngredients, once again presents the monthly recall round-up, with food alerts involving a steroid-containing sports supplement and over 80 cases of firms misusing the coronavirus claims.
Nutraceutical firms have reported a higher uptake of sleep aid and stress relief supplements amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to New Zealand brand GO Healthy and Spanish saffron ingredient supplier Pharmactive.
For today’s consumers ‘clean label’ is less about the ingredients featured back-of-pack and more about what isn’t listed, be it preservatives, genetically modified ingredients or artificial sweeteners, according to L.E.K. Consulting.
Cocoa flavanols appear to aid in cognitive performance and recovery according to a UK-US study, which suggests these nutrients promote better blood flow to the brain.
Researchers have found that a high DHA fish oil supplement raised testosterone levels in a cohort of obese men. The result come from a secondary analysis of data from a larger trial done to look for insulin sensitivity effects.
