News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Scientists carrying out meta analysis of research into the effects of exogenous melatonin have concluded that supplements can help improve sleep quality, decreasing sleep onset latency and increasing sleep efficiency and total sleep duration.
Taking supplements of folate and vitamin B12 appears to reduce the risk of hip fracture in elderly patients following a stroke, according to Japanese research.
An apple a day may help stave off breast cancer, shows an animal study, thought to be the first to look at the effects of apples on cancer prevention in animals, reports Dominique Patton.
Fourteen mineral sources not included on the EU food supplement directive's original list of permitted ingredients will be allowed to stay on the market until they are reviewed by European officials, reducing some of the uncertainty currently facing...
Antibioticos subsidiary Vitatene has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with B&D Nutritional Ingredients, which will make its natural beta carotene ingredients available to food and supplement formulators in the United States.
Studies investigating strawberries' potential to help prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD), certain types of cancer and age-related decline in cognitive function have delivered promising preliminary data, according to the California Strawberry...
A compound in liquorice, already taken in supplements, may help to stop people with a herpes virus from developing cancer, say researchers.
The sale of Chr Hansen's ingredients arm gains pace with reports suggesting the unit could fetch nearly €1 billion ($1.31 billion), writes Lindsey Partos.