Building reliable scientific evidence that links nutrition and health outcomes is at the centre of our industry – and clinical trial data plays a pivotal role in establishing causality and determining relationships between supplementation and specific...
The rapid growth of mobile health technologies, apps and wearable devices in recent year provides the clearest evidence of changing times and accelerated innovation in the mHealth space. This session will explore how these new technologies are impacting...
Clinical trials are an insurance policy for claims purposes. Designing good randomized clinical trials that can prove efficacy for dietary supplements is challenging. For clinicians to be convinced of the value of Dietary Supplements, they need the proof...
In highly competitive industries, differentiation is key. The alimentary and nutraceutical sector has faced multiple challenges within the last few years, particularly, in terms of the regulation around the marketing of functional foods and their associated...
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The interest in infant formula products remains strong as rising birth rates and disposable incomes are characteristic of the BRIC countries.We’ll take a look at how far infant formulation has come and its impact on current infant-feeding trends and child...
Infant foods and drinks are strictly regulated – in formulation and marketing.No one disputes ‘breast is best’ for the youngest infants but breast feeding is declining so how are infants best fed?Are big food companies doing a good job of playing nutritional...
Infant nutrition is big business and getting bigger with the “big 4” formula firms – Mead Johnson, Nestlé-Wyeth, Danone-Nutricia and Abbott Laboratories – all growing the category for formula and foods for babies and infants in multiple markets.But how...
Many fingers have been pointed from lazy consumers to greedy food companies to inept governments but it has done little to solve the problem – obesity and overweight rates continue to rise.In this keynote roundtable we bring consumer, industry and academic...
Is the weight management category delivering on its promise – at least for sections of the population?Are regulations sometimes counter-productive? Do calorie-restricted diets work? Are salt, fat and sugar unfairly demonised? Are they really addictive?...
France’s sugar tax has been in place for years, Mexico’s is in full swing and Britain’s is on its way.As the obesity crisis spreads rapidly across the globe, taxes are touted one of the methods that could fight it. But do they actually work?Do they incentivise...
What is healthy ageing? We’re talking health optimisation and that is something that concerns all demographics from young women concerned about their skin to stressed professionals concerned about heart health to the elderly bothered by muscle wasting...
The healthy ageing market is vast in size and composition from protein drinks to combat muscle wasting to omega-3 and herbal supplements to promote cognitive or skin health.Our experts go inside global markets, deconstruct demographics, mind-meld with...
Anti-ageing products prosper around the world, even as empirical data builds demonstrating the ability of foods and nutrients to modify the ageing process.We’ll explore the science behind nutrients sold on benefits as diverse as healthy skin and healthy...
According to research from the UK’s Malnutrition Taskforce, only 51% of health professionals in the UK think malnutrition is a priority in their organisations.But with malnutrition having such a grave impact on health outcomes and risk of hospitalisation,...
Can Europe return to growth and how big can Asia become? And what about the Middle East and Africa?Our experts dissect real opportunities in rapidly changing market landscapes.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European region is ageing rapidly. Its average age is already the highest in the world and the proportion of people aged 65 and over is forecast to rise from 14% in 2010 to 25% in 2050.But what happens...
Some markets are flying (Asia), others are flatlining (Europe). Globally the market exceeds €20bn and it keeps growing in multiple matrices despite regularity heat elongated economic headwinds.In Pre- and Probiotics 2015, NutraIngredients examines the...
Some markets are flying (Asia), others are flatlining (Europe). Globally the market exceeds €20bn and it keeps growing in multiple matrices despite regularity heat elongated economic headwinds.In Pre- and Probiotics 2015, NutraIngredients examines the...
Are the current guidelines for carbohydrate intake in sports and exercise relevant and fit for purpose? In this presentation Professor Asker Jeukendrup will discuss the basis for where the current guidelines sit, before analysing the latest evidence for...
