News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
The local education authority (LEA) in the UK's County Durham is initiating a project to assess the effects of omega-3 supplements on 5,000 school pupils taking their GCSE examinations next year, which could back up existing evidence in a social setting.
Unilever has petitioned the FDA to amend its health claim for the use of phytosterols in foods and allow full daily intake in one serving rather than two - suggesting the consumer brand giant foresees more explicit and simplified health claims could...
Glanbia has today announced that it is acquiring Californian nutritional business Seltzer Companies for $105m (€81.8m), enabling it to establish an integrated nutritional formulation presence across the US and Europe.
A key hormone in the human gut could be the reason why high protein diets enhance satiety and promote weight loss, British scientists have reported.
Martek Biosciences' operating profit leaped back into the black in Q3, as it continues to reap rewards from the fortified infant formula boom and more cost-effective DHA production.
Virgin olive oil, a rich source of polyphenols, is the best vegetable oil for heart health, says a European study.
Demand for nutraceutical ingredients is set to reach $15.5b by 2010, with the US remaining the largest single consumer of nutraceutical ingredients and China and Japan emerging as the fastest expanding nutraceutical markets, according to a recent report.