Weight management

AI and the microbiome singled out as opportunities to offer ‘affordable nutrition’

28-Oct-2018 By Will Chu

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the microbiota have been identified as opportunities for the private sector to offer affordable nutrition to lower-income consumers, who are at a higher risk of malnutrition.

Editor's Spotlight: Startup Focus

‘Designer protein’ scientist plans sweet success in sports nutrition

24-Oct-2018 By Nikki Cutler

An Israeli scientist is aiming to enter the sports nutrition industry with his healthy ‘designer protein’ sweetener that is cheaper than sugar.

The economics behind obesity: How can nutrition make us rich?

24-Oct-2018 By Nikki Cutler

Healthy nutrition could end the obesity epidemic and make us richer, according to an industry expert, who suggests the economy is keeping the consumer fat.

EC calms multi-nutrient claim talk by rejecting fertility & weight aid applications

23-Oct-2018 By Will Chu

The European Commission (EC) is refusing to authorise two health claims made on products that combine nutrients that profess to reduce disease risk and aid in weight management.

Personalisation pitfalls: The never-ending list

22-Oct-2018 By Nikki Cutler

Now is the most risky time to be in personalisation as trailblazing companies face a myriad of uncontrollable issues, experts have warned.

Nutrition and tech businesses must unite to ‘change society for the greater good’

17-Oct-2018 By Nikki Cutler

Innovators can ‘change society for the greater good’ if they work together to get people healthy and active, a sports technology specialist says.

Taiyo seeks to aid weight loss with fibre-enriched drink

15-Oct-2018 By Nikki Cutler

Japanese ingredient supplier, Taiyo, has partnered soft drinks brand, Sinalco, and sweetener experts, Sweethouse, to create a sugar-free drink which it claims can aid weight loss.

Italian authorities fine Life120 over half a million euros for illicit supplement promotion

12-Oct-2018 By Will Chu

Italy’s Competition and Market Authority (AGCM) has fined lifestyle firm Life120 over €500,000 after the company were guilty of making false claims and employing ‘non-transparent’ methods in promoting its food supplement range

Nutraingredients gets behind the scenes insight into unconventional products being developed by supplements and sports nutrition giant Sci-MX

Re-writing convention: The only way to innovate in a saturate market

09-Oct-2018 By Nikki Cutler

Manufacturers must ignore the status-quo and pursue unconventional ideas in order to innovate in an over-saturate market, according to the product manager at Sci-MX.

EC approves DuPont’s request for powdered lactitol supplement use

01-Oct-2018 By Will Chu

The European Commission has approved DuPont Nutrition Biosciences’ application to use powdered lactitol in food supplements.

Sports nutrition to muscle-in on weight management as interest in 'cutting calories' thins

27-Sep-2018 By Nikki Cutler

Sports nutrition will overtake weight management within five years as consumer interest in calorie-control loses weight, insights revealed at Nutraingredients’ Sports Nutrition Congress this week.

Saturo secures six-figure investment to fund ‘new meal replacement drink category’

14-Sep-2018 By Will Chu

Austrian-based startup Saturo has secured a six-figure round of investment with food and beverage industry investors Square One Foods in a deal that caters to consumers looking to complement lifestyles with optimised diets.

High casein intake before sleep may benefit metabolic rate in active women, study suggests

13-Sep-2018 By Adi Menayang

Consumption of casein before sleep was linked to improved resting metabolic rate the next morning and a ‘trivial’ changes in resistance exercise performance, researchers reported.

WHO report urges more action to tackle rising rates of malnutrition

13-Sep-2018 By Will Chu

New evidence compiled by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted the lack of progress made in addressing types of malnutrition including child stunting and adult obesity that is putting the health of millions at risk.

Study finds unpredictable amounts of poorly understood stimulant in sports, weight loss supplements

11-Sep-2018 By Hank Schultz

A new study has found that supplements marketed for weight loss and sports applications that contain the ingredient higenamine had widely varying and unpredictable dosages of this stimulant.

Weight and age-managing products prove popular in aiding healthier lifestyles

06-Sep-2018 By Will Chu

Growing consumer numbers are driving the global sales of weight management products in response to soaring overweight and obesity rates as meal replacement powders or bars find an audience eager to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Japanese and French nutricosmetics among the most popular brands at this year's Tmall Super Brand Day

06-Sep-2018 By Tingmin Koe

Japanese and French nutricosmetics products proved the best performers during Tmall's annual Super Brand Day sales event.

Probiotic strain shows body weight benefits for pre-obese adults: RCT

05-Sep-2018 By Stephen Daniells

Dietary supplementation with the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium breve B-3 may help reduce body fat levels in healthy pre-obese adults, according to a new study from Japan’s Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

Less is more as Aloha dumps SKUs to refocus on quality, taste

05-Sep-2018 By Hank Schultz

Paring the number of SKUs and paying more attention to taste has helped reinvigorate pioneering plant based nutrition brand Aloha, says an executive.

Food can activate healthy, energy-burning brown fat

30-Aug-2018 By Niamh Michail

Eating a carbohydrate-rich meal may activate healthy brown fat that burns energy, suggesting future possibilities to preventing obestiy, researchers say.

SPECIAL EDITION: OMEGA-3

Omega-enriched shake sets Kickstarter record and boosts keto interest

23-Aug-2018 By Will Chu

Start-up firm Sated has revealed its new range of Omega oil-infused, ketogenic replacement shakes have set a new one-day funding record on Kickstarter in the first 24 hours, doubling the prior one-day record.

Carb blocking: Extracts from mulberry, green coffee, and white bean show metabolic benefits

03-Aug-2018 By Stephen Daniells

A combination of extracts from white mulberry, white bean, and green coffee may help reduce the absorption of carbs from a high glycemic index meal, according to researchers from Poland.

DNP warning: Scottish authorities seize ‘deadly’ powder

02-Aug-2018 By Nathan Gray

Scotland’s Food Standards agency has issued a warning on the dangers of DNP after a ‘potentially deadly’ quantity of powder believed to be the banned substance.

Prebiotic approach proves positive for obesity prevention, review finds

11-Jul-2018 By Will Chu

The case for a prebiotic approach as an alternative nutritional treatment against obesity has strengthened with the publication of a review that points to the food ingredient’s beneficial effects on metabolism.

ASA: 'Smartphones do not extract more coumarin and EGCG to make tea taste better'

10-Jul-2018 By Will Chu

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have rubbished online claims that an app can improve the taste of drinks by extracting more coumarin and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in tea using pulsar wave technology delivered from a smartphone.

Probiotic and prebiotic combo may reduce obesity-related symptoms, rat study suggests

02-Jul-2018 By Adi Menayang

Researchers in Thailand suggest that long-term consumption of a probiotic and prebiotic combo may improve obesity-related metabolic symptoms like insulin resistance, based on their study on rats.

Probiota Asia: World-leading probiotics summit returns to Singapore — calls for abstracts

02-Jul-2018 By Gary Scattergood

NutraIngredients-Asia is delighted to announce that the second Asia edition of the global probiotics and prebiotics summit, Probiota, will be held in Singapore in October.

ADM expands probiotics reach with $243 million aquisition of UK manufacturer

29-Jun-2018 By Hank Schultz

Agricultural commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. has expanded its reach into the microbiome space with the acquisition of UK-based manufacturer Probiotics International Ltd. in a cash deal worth $243.5 million (£185 million).

Use of aromatase inhibitor forms basis of warning letter

30-May-2018 By Hank Schultz

A recently posted warning letter cites a New York company for the presence of an aromatase inhibitor in one of its dietary supplements. This class of chemicals is popular with strength trainers for its purported ability to suppress estrogen levels.

NutraIngredients Awards 2018: Highlights

MEET THE WINNERS: Products of the Year

25-May-2018 By Staff Writer

With the NutraIngredients Awards over for another year, we take a deeper look at the winners of our Products of the Year category.

Microbiome firm A-Mansia raise €13m to develop bug-based supplement

03-May-2018 By Will Chu

Microbiome firm A-Mansia have revealed details of a recent €13m first round of venture capital financing that will fund development of a nutritional supplement based on a gut bacterium.

Nutrient timing favours ‘with meal’ protein supplementation to aid lean mass gains

30-Apr-2018 By Will Chu

The timing of nutrient consumption is the focus of a recent review, which demonstrates that protein supplements are more effective when taken with meals following a resistance-training programme.

UN laments lack of progress in meeting 2030 malnutrition goal

20-Apr-2018 By Will Chu

The United Nations (UN) has expressed disappointment at the progress made in achieving the agency’s Sustainable Development Goal 2, which strives to eradicate all forms of malnutrition by 2030.

Small intestine bacteria key in fat uptake, suggests mouse data

16-Apr-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

While most work on the microbiome focuses on the bacterial populations in the large intestine, new research suggests it is microbes in the small intestine that may be critical to the absorption and digestion of certain fats.

Healthy choices: Can nutrition labels help us stick to better diets?

06-Apr-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Nutritional labelling could help motivate people to eat healthier, according to new Spanish research demonstrating a link between label use and intake of fruits, vegetables and fish.

Heart benefits: Supplement could slow cardiovascular ageing by mimicking calorie restriction effect

03-Apr-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Dietary supplementation with nicotinamide riboside could activate the same chemical pathways as caloric restriction, say researchers after a pilot study showed benefits in two measures of heart health.

What is standing in the way of people adopting a healthy plant-based diet? An expert explains

03-Apr-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

The multiple health benefits of adopting a plant-based diet are currently an area of focus. However, a number of obstacles exist which may deter people from making the switch.

Plant-based diets: Are they nutritionally complete?

28-Mar-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Switching to a wholly plant-based diet has raised questions about nutrient deficiencies in vegans. But have these concerns been overstated?

Dutch authorities call for legal limits on synephrine in food supplements

26-Mar-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Dutch authorities are calling for legislation defining legal limits of synephrine in food supplements, which is increasingly used in dietary supplements, after potentially adverse health effects were been identified in a risk assessment.

Could early life synbiotics help protect against obesity later in life?

13-Mar-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

A combination of pro- and prebiotics (synbiotics) protected mice against the obesity-inducing effects of a Western diet, new research shows.

Does nutritional labelling help consumers reduce calories?

08-Mar-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Using nutritional labelling on restaurant menus and in coffee shops and cafeterias may be a way of lowering consumers' intake of calories, researchers have said.

Vegetarian or Mediterranean diet for weight loss? Both work equally well, says study

05-Mar-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Lacto-ovo vegetarian (LOV) and Mediterranean diets are equally effective for reducing weight, according to a recent study in Circulation.

Low-carb versus low-fat diets equally effective, says study

21-Feb-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Reducing carbs or fat has a similar effect on weight loss, according to a new study in JAMA.

Poor maternal vitamin D linked to increased childhood obesity

16-Feb-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Vitamin D deficiency during early pregnancy may heighten the chance of producing overweight children according to a new study in Pediatric Obesity

Plant-based diet improves diabetes markers in overweight adults: study

15-Feb-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

A vegan diet improves insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function in overweight adults with no previous history of diabetes, reveals a new study in Nutrients.

New light shed on fructose metabolism: Mouse data

12-Feb-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Big differences between how the body processes small and large quantities of fructose are revealed in a new study in Cell Metabolism.

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Last chance: Two weeks to go until IPA World Congress + Probiota 2018

24-Jan-2018 By .

There are just two weeks remaining until hundreds of top academics and business leaders from the ever-more connected worlds of probiotics, prebiotics and the microbiome come together at the IPA World Congress + Probiota 2018 in Barcelona. Will you be...

Lonza’s hopes of an L-carnitine health claim dashed by EFSA

17-Jan-2018 By Will Chu

Lonza’s assertion that L-carnitine contributes to normal lipid metabolism was rejected by EU authorities, who could not find a link between the supplement and a ‘beneficial physiological effect.’

Probiotics in pregnancy could protect against against childhood obesity

17-Jan-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Intake of probiotics during pregnancy and breast feeding has been shown to modify genes related to obesity in both themselves and their infants, say researchers.

Is Nestlé leading the charge in €4bn race for Merck’s vitamin and supplements business?

12-Jan-2018 By Nathan Gray

Multiple reports peg Nestlé as the front runner to buy Merck KGaA’s consumer health unit in a race that could result in a deal worth up to $5 billion (€4.1bn).