News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
As consumers increasingly self-manage their health with the aid of new technologies, the current debate over nutritional labelling is only a transitional phase, said a market expert at last week's Healthy Foods Summit.
HortResearch has seen positive results on how apple extracts impact genes associated with Crohn's disease as part of a collaboration to understand how food and disease are linked at a molecular genetic level.
Getting plenty of calcium from the diet and supplements could reduced the risk of colorectal cancer in Chinese women by 40 per cent, says a new US-Chinese study.
Burcon NutraScience said it has secured three-way material transfer agreements for the provision of proprietary canola protein samples to undisclosed third parties for testing, following a bid for participants in August.
Korean biotech company Eugene Science has signed a definitive agreement with the Kyonggi-Do State Government of South Korea for a new corporate facility in Seoul.
The Amazonian palm berry, also known as açai, has the highest ORAC antioxidant values of any food, says a new study, but the researchers suggest that such values are dependent on the drying technique and not applicable to other commercially available...
The natural ability of the milk protein, casein, to form nano-sized micelles offers huge potential to nano-encapsulate sensitive ingredients, say researchers from Israel.
Lactic acid producer Galactic has announced a round of price increases designed to cope with rocketing production costs.
Ingredients company Palatinit is to launch its palatinose slow release carbohydrate in the Russian food sector as it looks to exploit growing demand for energy drinks and snacks in the country.
Mars' CocoaVia nutritional chocolate bar range has had its healthy image boosted by a new study indicating that the product actively reduces cholesterol levels.