News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Danisco is planning a major increase in capacity of Litesse polydextrose in response to demand for fibre-rich foods, and following a new definition of fibre that confirms the specialty sweetener’s classification.
A new supplement testing technology would allow manufacturers to obtain in-house capabilities to perform raw material identity testing and determine if any adulteration has taken place.
Infusions of bioactive phenolic compounds from feverfew – a traditional medicinal herb – may be useful as functional ingredients, after a new study confirmed their storage stability
Higher intakes of the B vitamins thiamine and riboflavin from the diet may reduce the incidence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) by about 35 percent, suggest new findings.
Further evidence of the ability of apple antioxidants to boost the lifespan of test animals is supplied in the form of a new study in the latest edition of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Dr Juliane Kleiner, the unit head of EFSA’s Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA), told a Nutrition and Lifestyle conference in Brussels today that all Panel health claim opinions were reached by consensus, with no ‘minority opinions’...
Supplement manufacturer and retailer GNC has launched a new range of sports products for the ‘ultra serious’ male aged from 18 to 39.
This weekend’s 2011 Integrative Healthcare Symposium will explore a range of nutritional approaches for healthy aging and heart health, as well as how functional nutrition is related to chronic disease.