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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says there is no single age to introduce complementary infant feeding in Europe, citing individual characteristics and development as deciding factors.
Researchers detail the role of transport proteins in nutrient uptake from breast milk, which the team say will aid formula makers to enrich their product with the sugars breast-fed children receive.
Vitamin D deficiency in childhood could result in aggressive behaviour as well as anxious and depressive moods during adolescence, according to a study of school children in Colombia.
Consuming pomegranate juice daily during pregnancy may protect brain development and brain connectivity in growth restricted babies, a new pilot study has revealed.
Major improvements are needed to teach parents about the importance of vitamin D and their children's requirements as too many do not know the facts, according to researchers at Leeds Beckett University.
Paternal folate intake may influence a baby’s health and gestation period as a study thinks preconception care should shift from a woman-centric to a couple-based approach.
Consuming high levels of caffeine during pregnancy could hinder liver development of your baby and increase the risk of liver disease in adulthood, warns new animal data that backs up previous suggestions.
The high prices of healthy foods, coupled with an abundance of cheap unhealthy foods, remains a prime contributor to malnutrition globally, warn researchers.
A United Nations (UN) report says progress made on eradicating malnutrition is too slow to achieve the 2025 and 2030 global nutrition targets as Africa and Asia continue to bear the brunt of food insecurity.
A new therapeutic food designed to repair the gut microbiomes of malnourished children looks to have reset their metabolic and growth profiles on a healthier trajectory, researchers conclude.
Researchers identify the aggressive marketing of baby formula as one obstacle preventing mothers from breastfeeding, which can help prevent diarrhoea and pneumonia in children.
A mother’s gut bacteria and diet are crucial in promoting a healthy pregnancy, with reduced levels of the short-chain fatty acid acetate – produced by fermentation in the gut – being linked to an increase risk of preeclampsia.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) looks to prevent chronic disease by publishing updated nutritional guidance for children, elderly and pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Commercial baby foods have been denounced in a new report from Public Health England for encouraging high sugar intake in infants, misleading parents with health claims and setting children up for potential diet-related issues throughout their life.
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences’ Howaru platform adds another probiotic product to the stable with the release of Protect Prenatal+ probiotic formula aimed at women during pregnancy.
Multiple micronutrient supplementation before pregnancy may be necessary to minimise the incidence of micronutrient deficiency among rural Bangladeshi women, according to an RCT by researchers in the US, Bangladesh and Thailand.
Swedish bioengineering company Probi reveals its probiotic-focused product improves iron status in pregnant women in a study that highlights this gut-related approach in tackling a growing problem
China's food and nutrition regulations have been closely watched by brands, suppliers and consumers alike, with infant formula and e-commerce being particularly important issues for both domestic and overseas players.
The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) report no safety concerns with the use of a 2’‐fucosyllactose/difucosyllactose (2’‐FL/DFL) mixture in infant formula and food supplements.
The UK government are proposing plans to fortify flour with folic acid in moves to stem the number of birth defects linked to the dietary deficiency of the vitamin.
Prenatal supplements containing micronutrients such as zinc, iodine, and vitamin A, could prove more effective than the iron-folic acid supplements suggested in current health policies, say researchers.
DuPont Nutrition & Health and Industrial Biosciences Businesses are to merge in €5.6bn creation of the Nutrition & Biosciences business unit spread across 70 manufacturing sites and 25 innovation centres worldwide.
The infant nutrition market is characterized by few new ingredients, but lots of new players, according to information shared at a recent event hosted by ingredient supplier DSM.
ESI Nutrition, a division of French dairy cooperative Laïta, has received approval from Chinese authorities (GACG - General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China) allowing it to produce infant formulas in powder for China at...
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While children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more likely to have an unhealthy diet, this does not mean that changing their diet will impact their symptoms, says a new study from the Netherlands.
Progress on tackling the childhood obesity crisis and increasing breastfeeding has been slow and inconsistent throughout Europe, according to studies released at this year’s European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow, UK.
Daily consumption of chicory root fibre in children may keep levels of Bifidobacteria in the gut higher and more stable, even during antibiotic treatment, says new research commissioned by Beneo.
With ever-blurring lines between the food and pharmaceutical space, the NutraIngredients team asked experts at our recent Probiota conference how they believe the microbiome space will develop in the future.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) are asking the industry’s view on the Agency’s decision that deems the appropriate age to introduce complementary infant feeding to be 3-6 months.
The European Food and Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) concludes that whey basic protein isolates are safe under new proposed conditions of use.
Children diagnosed with autism, who took part in a faecal transplant procedure, found symptoms linked to the condition reduced by almost half, as the study also highlighted the long-term health benefits.
A report claims that Nestlé failed to act on criticisms of its baby milk formula products and their composition in an investigation that also accuses the food giants of inaction over previous vows.
Danone has taken another step in realigning its company vision with the opening of a new €240m facility in the Netherlands that will primarily concentrate on specialised infant formula.
The European Commission (EC) is to implement regulation that authorises specification changes to the supplement ingredient coriander seed oil and human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) 2′-fucosyllactose (2’FL).
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.
Infant formula products may be the source an outbreak of Salmonella Poona in France, Belgium and Luxembourg, according to the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA).
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) have detailed a new partnership that aims to increase developing countries’ access to nutritious food.
New research identifying the presence of yeasts and other fungi in human breast milk suggests these microorganisms may also play a role in infant health and development, say those behind the study.
Translating policy into action to improve nutrition is proving a struggle for some countries, according to new data, which clarify gaps in food fortification coverage as well as availability and intake.
Nutrition solutions for critically ill patients should not ignore the potential of modulating gut bacteria for health, say researchers who suggest current enteral feeding solutions do not support gut defences and the microbiome.
Bacteria in our guts may be impacting human health and disease by telling host genes what to do, say researchers who have uncovered a new mechanism by which our microbiome communicates with and controls the DNA of our own cells.
DuPont Nutrition & Health and Lonza Consumer Health & Nutrition are to join forces to manufacture and supply human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) in a deal that looks to meet rising demand in a €44bn global infant nutrition sector.
There are clear untapped opportunities within probiotics for women's health, according to new research into the online reviews revealed at Probiota Copenhagen last week.