US prompts EFSA to review safety of vitamin D and calcium
The safety and upper safe levels (USLs) for vitamin D and calcium will be reviewed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following a US-prompted request from the European Commission.
Archives for September 18, 2011
Vitamin B5 derivative works for cholesterol reduction in US subjects
Daily supplements of pantethine – a derivative of vitamin B5 – may reduce cholesterol levels above and beyond the effects of a cholesterol-lowering diet, says a new study.
Health Canada publishes probiotics monograph
Health Canada has released a monograph for probiotics to guide industry for preparing Product Licence Applications (PLAs) and market authorization of labels for natural health products.
Lutein sales double in 12 months for Chinese supplier, but marigold shortage threatens
Chinese ingredients supplier Fenchem reports that sales of eye health carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin have doubled in a year to break the million-dollar mark for the first time – even as a marigold shortage sets in.
Antioxidant vitamins may boost/hinder probiotic formulations
The inclusion of antioxidant vitamins in probiotic encapsulant formulations may have beneficial or detrimental effects on the bacterial strains used, depending on the vitamin used, says a new study.
Olive oil, nuts better than drugs for heart disease: Spanish researchers
Early results from a Spanish cohort study featuring 7500 people with heart disease risk have found Mediterranean diets high in virgin olive oil (VOO) and nuts are more effective in reducing heart disease event likelihood than drug treatments.