News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Industry assocations are seeking to dispel myths that the impending Codex Alimentarius international guidelines for vitamin and mineral food supplements, expected to be adopted in July, will force a change in US law to bring regulation of dietary...
A court in Utah has overturned the FDA's outright ban on all dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids, or ephedra, clearing the way for the plaintiff Nutraceutical Corporation to resume selling supplements containing 10mg or less of the...
Clear openings for health-positioned foods in China with new figures highlighting the rise in metabolic syndrome - a condition where a number of risk factors for heart disease are present.
A review of the evidence on vitamins C and E, currently one of the most controversial nutritional products, will give industry support following the safety questions raised by recent studies.
Ingredient company InterHealth Nutraceuticals has added to its store of evidence indicating the efficacy of two of its ingredients for weight loss and cardiovascular health with studies presented at Experimental Biology in San Diego this month.
A natural compound found in cocoa deactivates a number of proteins that are probably behind the continual division of cancer cells, report researchers.
A study into whether increased intake of dairy calcium reduces weight and fat mass, as previous research had suggested, concluded negatively.
Milk, cheese and dairy products could soon carry generic health claims, providing they are approved by a panel of health and nutrition experts, Tom Armitage reports.