News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Florida-based Valensa International used the Vitafoods expo in Geneva to introduce industry to its new nanodispersed policosanol, that is said to increase its functionality when used in a range of supplements or functional foods.
Family health and nutrition concerns are increasingly influencing household food purchases in the US, according to a new study by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Prevention magazine.
The National Nutritional Foods Association has adopted a new mission statement, and proposes changing its name to the Natural Products Association to better represent the market and challenges faced by its members.
Green tea extracts containing the catechin EGCG could help curb the rise, and ease the complications of obesity, DSM Nutritional Products tells attendees at Vitafoods in Geneva.
Lipid Nutrition is today announcing the findings of a new human trial using CLA, that reinforces the fatty acid's fat mass reduction claim and shed light on the main locations of the fat reduction on the human body.
The Grape Seed Extract Company is the latest New Zealand company to tap the nutraceutical potential of a waste product of a traditional industry, with an antioxidant extracted from grape seeds left over by wine-makers using a non-chemical method.
A report published this month confirms that television is effective in getting children to eat the foods advertised, driving up the association between television viewing and childhood obesity.
The EU's legislators yesterday came up with a compromise deal on nutritional claims, further watering down requirements originally proposed by the European Commission, according to a newspaper report.