News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Special edition: Asia
The Korean functional food market hinges on obtaining the nation’s precious ingredient claim approval, but breaking that barrier opens the floodgates to huge market potential, according to an industry expert.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has OK’d a television advert for a GlaxoSmithKline energy drink that claimed to boost alertness.
Health Canada is warning consumers about 13 sexual dysfunction products because they are laced with either sildenafil, a pharma ingredient typically used in sexual aids like Viagra.
Daily supplements of the omega-3s EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) may improve blood pressure levels in slightly overweight teenage boys.
DSM has acquired biotech firm Microbia in an undisclosed deal as the company expands its carotenoid operations.
The Scottish government has rejected a proposal to make vitamin D free on the National Health Service, citing a lack of evidence.
With the entrance of a new vitamin K2 ingredient onto the US market, NutraIngredients-USA catches up with the state of play of vitamin K.
At the annual meeting of Food for Health Ireland (FHI) in Cork, two R&D executives at Glanbia discussed the recent move to split the company.
Increased dietary intakes of vitamin D3 could prevent the cancer causing effects of obesity by up to 42 percent, according to researchers.
Addressing energy through food and drink is key to western markets, where the category is currently leading functional foods and drinks, according to a recent report.