News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
The Canadian corporation Planet Organic, which owns large natural food supermarkets in Edmonton, Victoria, Calgary and Port Coquitlam, and a chain of supplement and market stores across Canada, has acquired Trophic, a manufacturer and distributor of...
Smokers taking a wide range of antioxidants through their diet appear to have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a recent study.
Women with certain versions of the vitamin D receptor gene are almost twice as likely to develop breast cancer than women with other versions of the gene, finds a new study, that supports previous evidence of the vitamin's protective effect against...
US scientists have designed an edible film made from natural ingredients that protects foods coated in the material from spoiling. The film can also hold vitamins and other nutrients within it to boost the nutritional value of the food.
Leiner Health Products, a leading manufacturer of store brand vitamins, minerals, and nutritional supplements, has seen a solid financial performance in the first quarter of fiscal 2005 as its new capital structure came into play.
Marketer and distributor of multi-vitamin and energy drinks, Hansen Natural, continues to thrive, reporting record sales and profits for the second quarter, thanks to new product launches.