Healthy ageing

Healthy Ageing APAC Summit: Japanese giants Kirin to showcase functional food innovation strategy

16-Apr-2019 By Gary Scattergood

The deputy director of Kirin's Business Creation Department is set to showcase how the firm is striving to meet the needs of the ageing population by maximising the immunity benefits of functional foods at the second Healthy Ageing APAC Summit.

Deadline extended for the NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2019

11-Apr-2019 By Stephen Daniells

You still have time to enter this year’s NutraIngredients-USA Awards: We've extended the deadline for entries to April 19.

The shifting politics of nutrition: Time for a national uprising?

10-Apr-2019 By Nikki Cutler

With the European elections coming up and Brexit debate sending the UK's government into disarray, Peter Wennstrom, business strategist and founder of Healthy Marketing Team, points out the worrying parallels between politics and nutrition.

Vitafoods Preview: Sports Nutrition Focus

What’s on your agenda? Find your sports nutrition talks at Vitafoods 2019

09-Apr-2019 By Nathan Gray

With Europe’s biggest nutraceutical event just a month away, the NutraIngredients team takes a look at how Vitafoods Europe will be tackling one of the fastest growing nutrition categories.

Study finds ‘healthy’ kids snacks could be contributing to growing obesity crisis

09-Apr-2019 By Gill Hyslop

Scottish research has revealed that a raft of seemingly ‘healthy’ snacks aimed at UK children are less healthy than claimed.

Clinical relevance: Vitamin C backed to shorten ICU stays

09-Apr-2019 By Nathan Gray

Oral supplementation with vitamin C at an average dose of two grams per day could significantly cut the length of time of stays in intensive care units, according to a new meta-analysis of clinical trial data.

Healthy Ageing APAC Summit: Nestlé to assess how nutritional recommendation reform can meet ageing needs

09-Apr-2019 By Gary Scattergood

Nestlé’s Dr Jörg Hager will deliver a keynote address at the second Healthy Ageing APAC Summit, where he will assess the changes needed in nutritional recommendations for an ageing population.

Dr Gregor Reid: ‘Too much misinformation has stemmed from misuse of the probiotic term’

29-Mar-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Sensationalized studies on probiotics coupled with marketing misuse of the term are fanning the flames of global skepticism, and industry must do better to strictly comply to the scientific definition of the term “probiotic” to help advance this important...

Hot Right Now: China's health food crackdown, diet's influence on cancer risk, and new gut health developments

28-Mar-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Read about diet's influence on cancer and Alzheimer's risk, China's '100-day operation', and new innovations and research in the gut health space in this round-up of our top five trending stories on social media.

Naturex launches organic, water-dispersible, and bioavailable turmeric

27-Mar-2019 By Stephen Daniells

While growth in turmeric and curcumin supplements may slow after years of meteoric increases, increased interest from functional food and beverage formulators will maintain high demand for the ingredient, says Naturex as it launches Turmipure Gold.

Algaia undergoes shareholding restructure with Sapec purchase

26-Mar-2019 By Will Chu

French seaweed and algae specialist Algaia has announced that agro business Sapec has purchased 31% of the firm’s shares from venture capitalists Demeter and Cap Decisif.

Google accused of profiting from unproven dementia supplement ads

26-Mar-2019 By Will Chu

Google stand accused of cashing in on unproven dementia supplements by selling advertising to retailers of “brain supplements,” flouting the search engine giant’s own advert and promotion policies.

Protein potential: Exploring the opportunities

26-Mar-2019 By Nikki Cutler

While its essential for healthy ageing, protein’s ability to repair and grow the body only scratches the surface of the nutrient’s potential. Nandi Proteins is one of the companies exploring that potential.

BMJ ceases breastmilk substitute ads as firms' ties come under increased scrutiny

20-Mar-2019 By Will Chu

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) is to stop carrying advertisements that feature breastmilk substitute products, costing the publication an estimated €350 000 (£300 000; $400 000) in 2020.

Ecuadorian Chuquiraga may be ‘important source of bioactives’

14-Mar-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The Andean plant Chuquiraga jussieui J.F.Gmel could be an important source of antioxidant bioactives, says a new study from Ecuador that serves as a basis to further explore the plant’s potential benefits to human health.