Vitamins & premixes

WATCH NOW: Gates Foundation funded study develops ‘unique nutrient-delivery system’

Fighting malnutrition: Could new nutrient delivery strategy help billions of people?

14-Nov-2019 By Nathan Gray

A unique new nutrient delivery system, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, could help billions of people suffering from malnutrition by improving the way iron and vitamin A are fortified into foods, say those behind the project.

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14-Nov-2019 By Will Chu

There is still time to register for this month's NutraIngredients Healthy Ageing Webinar, which will feature experts from DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences and Atlantia Food Clinical Trials amongst others.

Jim Stoppani: Innovation in Sports Nutrition comes from novel synergies between ingredients

12-Nov-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Novel ingredients in the sports nutrition space come along once a decade, and the real innovation for the category comes from finding new combinations of tried and true ingredients to maximize effects, says Jim Stoppani, PhD, Founder of JYM Supplement...

UK supplement firm targeting elderly latest to be shut down by High Court

12-Nov-2019 By Will Chu

A telemarketing firm that sold health supplements at high mark-ups has been ordered by the High Court to liquidate after taking advantage of elderly customers.

FENS 2019: Influencing positively in an online world of ‘loud, provocative voices’

06-Nov-2019 By Will Chu

The ‘double edged’ nature of social media that can aid the spread of incorrect information can be countered by building communities and improving the way visual content is presented.

Melancholic microbiome? EU-backed project publishes recommendations for diet and mood

01-Nov-2019 By Nathan Gray

People with depression or vulnerability to depression should be encouraged to eat plant-based diets with higher levels of grains, fibres and fish, according to new recommendations published by the MyNetGut consortium.

Vitamin B3 overdose report pinpoints cause of vision loss

30-Oct-2019 By Nikki Hancocks

Eye experts have discovered that severe vision loss from a self-prescribed high dose of niacin (Vitamin B3) is linked to injury of a specific cell type in a patient's eye.

Children’s lives blighted by ‘triple malnutrition threat,’ Unicef warns

21-Oct-2019 By Will Chu

Children worldwide are still bearing the brunt of the triple threat of malnutrition, undernutrition, and hidden hunger caused by a lack of essential nutrients, according to Unicef.

EDITOR'S SPOTLIGHT: SCIENCE & REGULATION

Trade union hits back at consumer report criticising supplement quality

18-Oct-2019 By Will Chu

France’s National Union of Food Supplements, Synadiet says that it is ‘astonished at the total absence of consumer experiences’ in a report that warns the general public of poor quality supplements.

RCT data suggests vitamin D may help elderly populations fight depression

16-Oct-2019 By Nathan Gray

New clinical trial data suggests supplementation with vitamin D3 could help improve depression scores in older adults with moderate to severe depression.

Vitamin D oral sprays just as effective as pills, researchers say

16-Oct-2019 By Nikki Hancocks

An oral spray method of vitamin D supplementation can provide the same rate of improvement in vitamin D levels as compared to pills, according to newly published research.

Vitamin Shoppe debuts new store concept, integrating technology, personalization

14-Oct-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Vitamin Shoppe recently unveiled a new store concept with the hope to boost sagging revenues by engaging consumers with technology-driven personalization.

‘Let’s face it, the supplements market is somewhat dysfunctional…’

Baze readies for 2020 European debut after €6m cash injection

11-Oct-2019 By Shane Starling

Baze, which in 2018 launched its DIY blood testing service to determine nutrient levels and deliver customised supplement packages in the US, is coming to Europe.

Science Shorts: Read the latest scientific findings in the health and nutrition space

11-Oct-2019 By Tingmin Koe

In this round up, we bring you the latest scientific findings from health foods manufacturers, such as Japanese firm Eminet and Australia's Blackmores, as well as research done by the Chinese and Japanese academia.

NutraIngredients Awards 2020: Entries open as gala awards evening returns to Vitafoods

10-Oct-2019 By Nathan Gray

The NutraIngredients Awards is set to celebrate the best of the nutrition and dietary supplements industry as it returns to Geneva for its sixth year alongside Vitafoods Europe 2020 next May. Which of our categories will you be applying for?