News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Most Canadians use on-pack nutrition labeling as their primary source of nutritional information but many need to interpret it better, according to a study from the Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition.
Cyvex Nutrition is launching a new extract of the Scandinavian fruit lingonberry, which is standardized to 5 percent proanthocyanidins.
A Swiss company extracting what it claims are antioxidant polyphenols from pulp and paper processing waste is to scale up the project to offer the product as a functional food ingredient.
Daily supplements of multivitamins do not have any effect on allergic disease in eight year old children, says a new study from Sweden.
People reporting a high consumption of processed foods could be more likely to experience depression in middle age, says a new study that suggests food should play a greater role in preventing depressive disorders.
A research project, funded by the US Department of Defense, is evaluating how microbial imbalances may impact diseases such as breast cancer.
There’s gold to be found in them health claims mountains, but prospectors from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) must be happy with the little chunks that add up to a lot, and stop searching for nuggets the size of your fist.
Supplements of folic acid may reverse the detrimental changes in blood vessel health associated with diabetes, according to results of a new mouse study from Hong Kong.