News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
The health-enhancing properties of hemp have come under the spotlight this month with the launch of a drink containing hemp-blossom syrup (Cannabis sativa) in the UK, which is also being tested by multiple sclerosis sufferers for its potential to...
France-based Laboratoires Pierre Fabre has announced an agreement with Canadian bioresearcher Millenia Hope Biopharma (MHB), which may yield new plant-based products for use by the nutraceuticals industry.
Adding fiber to beverages, dairy products and soups is a major focus for ingredients giant National Starch, which is featuring a water soluble fiber product at the ongoing IFT food expo in Orlando.
The top dairy firms have become even larger due to continued acquisition, according to the latest report from Leatherhead International (LFI).
Naturex is ready to implement the next step in its plan to make more strategic acquisitions in the food and nutraceuticals sector plan after raising €13.2m by issuing more than a quarter of a million new shares.
Sticking to a low-carbohydrate diet with some limits of calories has long-term benefits on body weight and blood sugar levels, says a new study from Sweden, but a leading diabetes charity advises against following such a diet.
ADM is targetting the burgeoning healthy snacks market, launching a wheat protein isolate that mimics the properties of sugar as a binder in reduced sugar applications.
Kellogg's health and wellness division is about to birth its first products: protein-fortified waters, snack bars and meal bars that will take the Special K brand out of cereals and into the pharmacy aisle.
The olive polyphenol, oleuropein, reduces bone loss in a rat model of osteoporosis, say researchers at France's INRA, as science continues to accumulate linking the olive extract with bone health.