News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
The popularity of low carb diets makes the message of National Folic Acid Awareness Week more significant than ever, as women of childbearing age may be risking the health of their babies by cutting back on sources of the B vitamin.
Efforts to prevent osteoporosis, generally considered a disease of elderly women, should actually start before puberty, suggests new research into calcium supplements.
Strong year-on-year sales growth and a major new plant expansion at premix leader Fortitech's Europe base demonstrates the insatiable appetite for fortified foods in the region, writes Dominique Patton.
Six-year-olds whose mothers are overweight are 15 times more likely to be obese than children of slim mothers, shows new research out of the US.
Atrium Technologies has bolstered its presence in the North American active ingredients and specialty chemicals sector by completing its acquisition of privately-held Canadian company MultiChem.
The European food industry could see a unified version of labels on foodstuffs, and accompanying cost-savings, as Europe's executive arm calls for standardised labels across the EU, writes Lindsey Partos.
DSM has reached an agreement with China's leading pharmaceuticals group to buy out its stake in a vitamins joint venture, strengthening the Dutch group's presence on the Chinese market, reports Dominique Patton.