News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
When the mass media reported, more than a decade ago, on studies purporting to show that shark cartilage could send cancer into remission, medical professionals didn't really buy it. Now it seems their skepticism was well placed, writes Jess...
Weight and nutrient intake is more important for bone health in mid life than childhood factors or foetal programming, reveals a small study from the UK.
Ireland is the latest European state to call for new guidelines on food labelling and a ban on vending machines in schools in order to slow down the growing rise in obesity.
Illinois ingredients company PharmaNutrients is offering customers a value-added service which it says will reduce both the risks of developing new products and the time it takes to bring them to market, reports Jess Halliday.
A leading probiotic brand in the UK has been told it does not have enough evidence to advertise the product's benefits for upset stomachs experienced during menstruation.
Resveratrol, a plant polyphenol found in red grapes, could be a useful tool to combat the spread of 'flu, say Italian researchers.
A diet rich in milk does not increase the risk of heart disease and stroke as previously thought and may even be protective, concludes new research, reports Dominique Patton.
The National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA) has become the latest industry body to reassure companies and consumers that the impending Codex guidelines will not affect the availability of dietary supplements in the United States, reports Jess...