News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
A new bill proposing that risk-benefit analysis of dietary supplements should not be dose dependent would make for a 'bad law', according to the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), and seems to have been predicated by the recent court ruling...
Proposals to put cigarette-style health warnings on soft drinks to highlight the harmful effects of too many sugary beverages has been called patronizing by the American Beverage Association, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Researchers at UCLA have reported that daily exercise and replacing the typical high-fat American diet with low-fat, high-fiber foods may slow the growth of breast cancer cells in postmenopausal women by as much as 19 percent, writes Jess Halliday.
The court ruling on the European food supplements directive has resulted in a win-win situation for industry, says one of the groups that took the Commission to court over the laws, reports Dominique Patton.
French probiotics firm Institut Rosell-Lallemand said it has been included in a new government initiative to pool research into cancer prevention and treatment.
Health Canada is warning Canadians against using unauthorized Ayurvedic medicinal products amid fears that high levels of heavy metals could present a health risk, reports Jess Halliday.
Israeli firm Fischer Pharmaceuticals has launched a new product for seniors based on a proprietary blend of the brain health ingredients phosphatidylserine and the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, reports Dominique Patton.
Advitech, Cevena, Nutrition 21 and NOW Foods are amongst the companies renewing their marketing efforts with new appointments this month.