Stroke study questions blanket approach to vit D supplementation
Supplementation with Vitamin D may not benefit stroke patients, suggests new research that also questions a blanket approach to supplementation with the vitamin.
Archives for January 4, 2011
Composition of infant formula may affect weight gain: Study
The rate of weight gain in formula-fed infants may be influenced by the type of formula the infant is fed, according new research.
French adverse events reporting expands to enriched and functional foods
The French food safety agency Anses has launched a new system for reporting adverse events linked to new foods and ingredients, supplements, enriched foods and drinks, and products for specific diets after 10 cases of concern were identified in a 2009...
Legal bid to save 1000s of traditional medicines under EU threat
The UK-based Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) is preparing legal action against a new EU law due to take effect on May 1 2011 which could ban thousands of traditional herbal medicines and threatens to drive consumers online to buy unregulated black...
Study pours water on omega-3 weight loss possibility
DHA and EPA omega-3 supplements may not help overweight individuals lose weight, concludes a new study that contradicts some other research – but cardiovascular benefits look to be valid.
Supplement company recalls its coffee dietary product
Natural Supplement supplier Drive Total Energy is voluntarily recalling its Passion Coffee Dietary sachets and Rock Hard Extreme capsules after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered undeclared drugs in the products.
New Probiotics-Spirulina product to launch at Expo West
A new product combining probiotics and organic spirulina, claimed to stimulate the growth of Lactobacillus bacteria, will be launched at the Natural Products Expo West trade event in Anaheim, California in March.