Omega-3 fatty acids may prevent and treat nerve damage: Study
Omega-3 fatty acids could play an important role in preventing damage to nerves, and may help them to regenerate when damage does occur, according to new research in mice.
Archives for January 16, 2012
Highly nutritional plankton, an ideal food ingredient: Japan
A microscopic plankton, known as ‘euglena’ is an ideal functional food ingredient due to its highly nutritional profile combined with lack of acute taste and smell, according to Japanese company.
Research veteran on shamed resveratrol academic: “Once or twice maybe. 26 times? That takes a special mind.”
The resveratrol and broader nutrition science community continues to reel from last week’s revelations that Dipak K Das, PhD, “one of the world’s great red wine and resveratrol researchers” allegedly doctored results in at least 26 peer-reviewed...
Hydroxycut firm to pay $1.5m to settle false advertising and Prop 65 case
The firm at the center of the 2009 Hydroxycut recall has been told to pay $1.5m to settle 10 California district attorneys' complaints over deceptive advertising of its dietary supplements and Proposition 65 violations.
Study provides framework for gut microflora-obesity advances
Scientists have identified the gut microbial pattern that corresponds with excess body weight, and deepen our understanding of how the gut microflora interacts with host metabolism.
Healthy brain wiring in adults depends on iron levels in adolescence, study
A lack of iron in childhood can affect the physical structure of the brain, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
‘Uptick’ in GRAS interest suggests industry looking for NDI alternative
An increase in GRAS (generally recognized as safe) determinations for an ingredient, and particularly self-affirmed GRAS, suggests that industry is looking at the alternatives to NDI notifications, but what are the consequences?