News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Makers of health foods and slimming products in the UK are unlikely to face serious competition from low-carb diets in the long-term, predicts a market analyst, despite what appears to be the runaway success of the Atkins diet in recent months.
Access Business Group (ABG) is to launch a new product for digestive health containing the PepZin GI ingredient developed by Swiss firm Lonza.
New York-based supplement maker NBTY reported record first quarter profits last week, with the recently acquired Rexall helping to double the sales growth achieved in other units.
New research into basil and thyme essential oils reveals their ability to curb Shigella, a harmful foodborne bacteria.
Proposals to tax fatty foods, under discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, were once again strongly rejected by food makers, who highlighted the progress already made by their industry.
Shemen Industries, Israel's leading producer of edible oils and soya meals, is in negotiations with US agri-giant Cargill over a future partnership with its soy isoflavones division, according to a report in the Globes Online.