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Supplement maker ProCaps Laboratories has weighed into the row over whether dietary supplements containing ‘free’ non-esterified phytosterols should be allowed to make coronary heart disease risk reduction claims.
Another player in the algal technology sector has signaled its intention to enter the human nutrition market.
Extracts from artichoke and kidney beans may boost the feeling of fullness (satiety) and help with weight management, suggest new findings from a human study in Italy.
A former Italian government research project has been spun off into a start-up company specialising in naturally extracted olive oil extracts, as competition heats up in the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)-approved cardiovascular benefitting category.
Finnish ingredients supplier Raisio has seen EBIT profits rise 70% to €10.7m as it consolidates its agro ingredients base and reaps benefits from the acquisition of the UK Big Bear snack brand in February this year.
A new rapid technique developed to analyse the antioxidant capacity of herbal extracts promises faster and cheaper analysis without impacting accuracy of results, according to new research from Thailand.
Alpha and gamma forms of vitamin E lower cholesterol levels in rabbits but the delta form the vitamin do not, researchers have found.
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Supplements containing a combination of amino acids and protein before and after resistance training may boost upper body strength by 13%, says a new study from Baylor University.