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Combating muscle wastage in the elderly through greater understanding of the mechanisms of protein coupled with exercise is the primary focus of a three year research project involving Nestlé’s Research Centre and leading sports nutrition and physical...
Sweden’s BioGaia has announced an agreement with Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Argentina to launch probiotic drops and tablets in Argentina, while simultaneously discontinuing an agreement in Egypt.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded there is “insufficient data” to determine the safety or otherwise of calcium lignosulphonate (40-65), a substance most commonly used to carry carotenoids and vitamins in food and food supplement...
Chris Kilham is a perennial of the herbals industry, a man who has for more than 20 years acted as a social, anthropological and botanical conduit between indigenous cultures in places like the Peruvian Amazon and western ingredients suppliers.
Public health organization Health Canada has clarified its advice to care providers recommending high rates of folic acid supplementation to pregnant women.
NSF International has become the first US certification body approved by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to offer dietary and sports supplement testing for all nutritional products.
Supplements of omega-3 EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) may protect against bone loss during weightlessness, according to a new study from NASA.