News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
South African complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) including herbal products and food supplements are blighted by inconsistent manufacturing processes that are damaging the sector, a leading manufacturer has said.
A diet that combines cholesterol-lowering foods may results in greater decreases in low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels than a low-saturated fat diet, according to new research.
Breakfast cereals make a significant contribution towards the micronutrient intake of the low-income UK population, according to new research.
A new EU project aims to bring together researchers and industry partners to develop appealing, affordable and healthy food products that can prevent common nutritional problems in people at risk of poverty.
Special edition: Omega-3
The dynamics of the algal omega-3 market are set to change over the next 18 months with the entrance of two new players both promising to trump the competition in the efficiency and sustainability stakes.
An infant product and specialty nutrition association have criticised a German government agency report that found formulated milk products aimed at over-1-year-olds were no better than cow’s milk for containing misleading statements.
Nutritional interventions need to be scaled up to tackle malnourishment and undernourishment that affects more than 200m Africans, the African Union (AU) has said.
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Special edition: Omega-3
Aurora Algae – the firm promising to turn up the heat in the algal omega-3 market by producing a concentrated 65% EPA-rich oil on a completely new scale – aims to ship out its first commercial products in the fourth quarter of 2012.
The use of certain seaweeds in commercially viable food products could be a step closer thanks to a research collaboration with a top Australian university and Australian Kelp products, a specialist seaweed products company.
Despite steady growth in the cosmetics and personal care industry worldwide, sales of nurticosmetics remain concentrated in Japan and China.
Sabinsa Manufacturing is offering the nutraceutical industry bi-layered, multi-release nutritional compositions to overcome formulation difficulties.
Consuming nutrient-dense seaweed may decrease blood pressure in healthy children and offer earlier-life strategies for preventing high blood pressure in adults, says a new study.