Vitamins & premixes

Hospital turns to high-dose vitamin C to fight coronavirus

26-Mar-2020 By Will Chu

A hospital has reportedly turned to vitamin C as a treatment for the coronavirus, after reports emerged from China that doses well in excess of daily Dietary Reference Values (DRV) showed promise.

COVID-19 outbreak exposes supplier’s supplier as manufacturing chain weak link

20-Mar-2020 By Will Chu

The impact of Coronavirus on the manufacturing supply chain could affect worldwide revenue to the tune of €14 trillion this year as the nutrition industry sets about assessing the long-term ramifications.

COVID-19: Opportunities for health supplement firms to communicate immune-boosting role of micronutrients

18-Mar-2020 By Tingmin Koe

A panel of science researchers has put up a list of key findings on the role of micronutrients in supporting the immune system, which firms can tap on to educate the consumers in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

New personalized vitamin firm aims at simpler, safer formulas

17-Mar-2020 By Hank Schultz

A pair of practicing physicians have founded Vous Vitamin, a personalized multivitamin brand that promises to steer customers toward efficacious dosages of nutrients and avoid what they believe to be dangerous overdose possibilities.

Organic certification for contract manufacturer fits into growing trend

12-Mar-2020 By Hank Schultz

Contract manufacturer Icelandirect has announced it has achieved organic certification, the company announced recently, which is part of a trend of widening organic options with the dietary supplement industry.

COVID-19: Business as usual ... or panic stations?

12-Mar-2020 By Nathan Gray

As the grip of the COVID-19 outbreak begins to extend more seriously beyond China, there have been mixed messages about the impact of the virus on the nutritional supplements industry. Are we at panic stations – or is it more a case of business as usual?

Intergalactic plant crop ideal as dietary supplement for space missions: Study

10-Mar-2020 By Will Chu

Cultivation of space-grown lettuce on board the International Space Station (ISS) could be a viable dietary supplement for astronauts, potentially replacing processed, pre-packaged space rations, a study shows.

Nestlé’s personalised vitamin service expands into Europe and worldwide

09-Mar-2020 By Will Chu

Nestlé Health Science’s (NHSc) personalised vitamin subscription program, Persona is now available worldwide, with consumers from the UK, France and Germany among others set to benefit.

High-dose supplement intake common during pregnancy, study finds

28-Feb-2020 By Will Chu

Calls for healthcare providers to better advise supplement dosage during pregnancy have been made after a study finds intake at high doses common among women in the pregnant and lactating stage.

Stada adds GSK Cetebe supplement brand to its OTC product stable

26-Feb-2020 By Will Chu

Drugs manufacturer Stada is to acquire fifteen of GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) consumer healthcare brands in a deal that includes its Cetebe vitamin C supplements.

Vitamin D deficiency linked to back pain in postmenopausal women

18-Feb-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Vitamin D deficiency may lead to greater back pain in postmenopausal women, according to a study published in the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

The impact of vitamin D supplementation on ADHD: Study

11-Feb-2020 By Danielle Masterson

The latest research suggests low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy is associated with ADHD diagnoses in childhood.

Sodium bicarb’s ‘promise’ offset by caffeine’s ‘potential benefits,’ finds sports supplement review

05-Feb-2020 By Will Chu

Sodium bicarbonate and beta‐alanine show promise in enhancing High‐Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) adaptations, a review finds, as it calls for more studies to validate caffeine and creatine’s ‘potential benefits.’

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Last chance saloon: NutraIngredients Awards 2020 deadline TODAY

04-Feb-2020 By Nathan Gray

It is time to pick a category and submit your entry to the NutraIngredients Awards 2020. Make sure you get your submission to one of our 12 categories in before the the end of today (Friday 7th February).

Polish authorities to streamline food supplement red tape with new notification system

30-Jan-2020 By Will Chu

Poland’s Chief Sanitary Inspectorate is to launch a notification system to ‘improve supervision’ of businesses to meet notification requirements of dietary supplements and infant formulas.