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      <news:title><![CDATA[Start-Up Stars opens entries for 2027 summit]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Entries for the Sports & Active Nutrition Summit USA 2027 Start-up Stars are open through Nov. 13.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Tiny Health Raises $33M Series B to advance microbiome intelligence ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Probiotics reduce gastrointestinal impact of weight loss in combat athletes – study]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Combat sports athletes, such as mixed martial artists, tend to experience gastrointestinal disturbances due to pre-competition weight loss strategies.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Gut microbiome needs time to adapt to fibermaxxing, experts warn ]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) such as acetate, propionate and butyrate support colonic health and interact with metabolic and immune pathways, but a rapid increase in fibre can temporarily overwhelm an unadapted gut microbiome]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.nutraingredients.com/Article/2026/09/30/mineral-water-linked-to-short-term-digestion-improvements/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Mineral-rich water delivers fast constipation relief, but effects level off: RCT]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Gut-brain axis: Postbiotic shows potential to ease stress and brain activity]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The ‘microbiota-gut-brain axis,’ a bidirectional interaction between the GI tract and the nervous system ]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.nutraingredients.com/Article/2026/09/30/probiotics-upstream-sector-seeing-growing-participation-from-indian-firms/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Probiotics from India: Firms innovate beyond climate constraints for trending needs]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Indian probiotic suppliers have traditionally focused more on spore-forming Bacillus cultures due to their robustness and stability in hot climates, but some companies have found ways to work with vegetative cultures through the use of innovative technologies.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.nutraingredients.com/Article/2026/09/29/beyond-fish-oil-what-could-close-the-omega-3-gap/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Beyond fish oil: What could close the omega-3 gap?]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[“We’ve got to get beyond fish oil,” Dr. Chris Parrish, University Research Professor in the Department of Ocean Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland told NutraIngredients at the Regenerate Sympoisum in Halifax, Canada on September 17, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Botanical Safety Consortium: Tools needed to decode the ‘most creative synthetic factories’]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Founded in 2019, the Botanical Safety Consortium (BSC) was established as a public-private partnership to develop better tools for identifying and assessing potential risks from botanicals as complex mixtures.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[California signs restrictive supplement bill into law, industry concerned]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[California is the second state to pass a law restricting access of minors to certain dietary supplements, with industry voicing concern about unsupported restrictions that create significant compliance questions for business.]]></image:caption>
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