News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are using the boom in functional foods and beverages to add fuel to their anti-smoking remedies, and this week Germany's Nautilus announced it is to reposition its NicoMed as an energy drink.
US company Reilly Industries is to buy Degussa's Belgium-based vitamin B3 business for an undisclosed sum, giving the US firm the world's largest capacity for food grade vitamin B3.
Israeli soy ingredients firm Solbar Industries introduces the latest in its isolate range, Solpro 900, for use in infant formula, nutritional foods and beverages.
Dietary fats could help the body fight against tuberculosis, according to a team of European researchers, who suggest that the properties of certain lipids may have a useful anti-bacterial role.
Just eating one or two servings of fruit or vegetables can reduce the risk of heart attack, researchers said yesterday, although those that eat more can cut the risk of coronary events by as much as 70 per cent, according to the case control study....
Metagenics is to market Swiss L-carnitine specialist Lonza's stomach health supplement PepZin GI to healthcare professionals in the US and Europe.
Just eating one or two servings of fruit or vegetables can reduce the risk of heart attack, researchers said yesterday, although those that eat more can cut the risk of coronary events by as much as 70 per cent, according to the case control study....
Ambitious Israeli soy ingredients company Solbar Industries keeps the new products rolling out with the launch this week of Solpro 900, a soy protein isolate for infant formula, nutritional foods and beverages, as its investment programme continues to...
In the run up to the WTO trade talks next week in Mexico, the European Union has called on the WTO to rule on the 'legality of the Australian quarantine regime' applied to imports of a large number of food products of EU interest.
The herb sage can improve memory, finds new research that confirms the theories of herbalists several centuries ago. The findings could have significant implications for treatments for Alzheimer's disease, suggest the UK-based researchers.
A small trial by ARS scientists has found that people with high cholesterol levels who followed a low-fat and low-calorie diet not only lost weight, but also significantly enhanced their immune response.
German natural products maker Weber & Weber has received its first US patent for its butterbur (Petasites hybridus) extract Petadolex, used for the treatment of eczemas and psoriasis.
A US scientist has poured cold water on research that suggests moderate alcohol consumption provides a cognitive boost at midlife.