News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
The proposed European regulation on nutrition and health claims will severely restrict the marketing potential of supplement makers, says the European Health Product Manufacturers Association (EHPM), calling on the European Parliament to make changes...
Dutch nutrition company Royal Numico has completed the sale of its US vitamin maker Rexall Sundown, leaving it with no shareholders' equity, said the firm on Friday.
Supplements of the hormone DHEA could help prevent age-related heart disease, suggests a small Japanese study. Middle-aged men with high cholesterol levels had improved artery function as well as insulin sensitivity after a daily dose of DHEA.
The Australian government is allocating A$5.5 million (€3.17m) in funding for the commercial development of functional foods at one of two new centres for food excellence.
Researchers in Japan report that low dose supplements of the hormone DHEA may improve the health of arteries as well as insulin sensitivity in middle-aged men with raised cholesterol, reducing their risk of developing heart disease.
Natural chemicals released in the body as a result of chronic inflammation may underpin the failure of low-fat, so-called heart healthy diets to actually reduce cholesterol and heart disease risk in some people, suggest results of a Johns Hopkins study.
Dairy protein distributor Euro Proteins is to launch Armor Proteins' whey protein isolate Vitalarmor LFX 100 in the US. The product is said to differ from others on the market due to its extraction process and 'built-in' bovine lactoferrin content.
Health Logics Laboratories is launching a vitamin supplement to rejuvenate skin, to be distributed through the GNC retail chain from September.
By all accounts, the new European proposals on nutrition and health claims have provoked a mixed reaction across the board. Raymond O'Rourke, a food lawyer at Mason Hayes & Curran, Solicitors in Dublin shares his opinion of the issue with us.
Abbot Laboratories has paved the way for rapid company expansion in the weight control and healthy living categories following an agreement to acquire nutrition bar company ZonePerfect Nutrition.
An outright ban on ephedra looks likely after last week's hearing on the weight-loss herb but the momentum created by the case could also sweep along with it changes to regulation affecting the whole industry.