News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
After months of negotiations, Canadian nutraceutical products maker Forbes Medi-Tech has finally reached an agreement with Swiss group Novartis Consumer Health over the future of the Reducol cholesterol-lowering ingredient.
Roche Vitamins, a unit of the Swiss pharmaceutical group, has opened a new production facility in South Africa which will manufacture vitamin premixes for the food industry and help reduce the levels of malnutrition in many African countries.
A new report shows that consumer confidence in the health benefits of vitamin and mineral supplements remains high, good news for companies affected by the short-term downturn in the market.
Vitamin E could play a key part in fighting Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent study of the effects of various antioxidants. However, the research also showed that vitamin E supplements had no significant effect on the onset of the disease.
The health care products division of the US-based Hi-Tech Pharmacal Company has launched three new products aimed at the diabetic market.
Researchers from the University of Surrey in the UK have suggested a novel method of reducing the number of offences committed by young offenders - feed them fresh vegetables.