News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
General Mills has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 51 percent controlling interest in French yogurt maker Yoplait and a 50 percent stake in a related entity that holds the global Yoplait brands.
General Mills has signaled its intention to make a bold move into the functional foods market with new products targeting cardiovascular health, cognitive function and weight management.
A daily 250 milligram dose of Kyowa Hakko’s Cognizin Citicoline ingredient may be effective for improving attention, suggest new findings from the University of Utah Brain Institute.
Hong Kong-based Gencor Pacific has failed to convince the European Commission and EU member states to alter the European Food Safety Authority’s rejection of weight management claims for its extract, as the rejections have this month entered the official...
Disptaches from Vitafoods Europe 2011
DSM’s head of global marketing in human nutrition and health, Gareth Barker, explains why it has bought a carotenoid supplier (approval permitting), how the Martek acquisition is progressing, and why the company is not finished spending yet.
Supplementation with vitamin A or beta carotene while pregnant may not reduce the risk of maternal or infant death in malnourished areas, according to new research.
Special edition: Prebiotics
While the food and supplements industry has been talking about prebiotics for well over a decade, most US consumers remain pretty clueless about them, according to marketing experts.
Daily omega-3 supplements may reduce the occurrence of the symptoms of depression in elderly women, says a new study from Italy that adds to the ongoing debate over omega-3 and mood.
The UK company behind a high pH, electrolysed water product says it fully expected the advertising watchdog to rule against its cancer, ageing and other claims, and will appeal.