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Vitamin Shoppe has reported a record second quarter with gross profit increasing 16.3% on the same quarter of last year, with the pre- and post-workout category growing consistently despite the ongoing DMAA controversy.
Representatives from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are said to have been "intrigued" by the potential economic impact of increasing intakes of omega-3 EPA and DHA, following a meeting between GOED, IOM, and FDA.
Consumption of one glass of grapefruit juice per day may allow cancer patients to take lower doses of certain drugs that are used to fight the disease, suggest researchers.
The potential cardiovascular benefits of psyllium supplementation, including reducing cholesterol levels, indicate it ‘could be promoted to patients who present metabolic syndrome risk factors’, says a new review.
Europe and North America were the worst performing regions for Nestlé according to its first half (H1) results, while Asia, Oceania, Africa and emerging markets delivered double digit growth.
Monster Beverage Corporation admits its Q2 brand launch in Japan has hit problems, but said the nation’s distributors and retailers were far less tolerant of shipping damages and leakages than in the US.
Unsustainable food systems and diets and severe deficiencies in nutrients like vitamin A, iron and iodine have created malnutrition and hunger problems affecting more than a third of the world’s population, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has...
Nestlé Australia has ordered tests on its recently re-formulated Nestlé NAN H.A. 1 Gold infant formula after it received a number of complaints from parents that the 'new, improved' product was making their children ill.