Cyanotech, 21st Century HealthCare & FoodState join UNPA ranks
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has three new member companies: Cyanotech, 21st Century HealthCare & FoodState Inc.
Archives for February 26, 2013
Horphag Research awarded prestigious botanical award
The Swiss-based producer of Pycnogenol, a French maritime pine bark (Pinus pinaster) extract, used in cosmetics as well as supplements, has been awarded the American Botanical Council’s ‘Tyler Phytomedicinal Research Award’.
Maternal omega-3 supplements reduce preterm birth risk: Study
Prenatal supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acid DHA may help to cut the risk of preterm and low birth weight babies, says new study data.
Dispatches from the 6th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition
Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease risk by 30%: 'Landmark’ study provides compelling evidence that it’s the type, not the level of fat, that counts for cardio health
People following an energy unrestricted plant-based diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts can reduce their risk of a major cardiovascular event by 30% compared with people following a purely low-fat diet, according to a “landmark” new study.
Low-dose L-carnitine can yield weight loss (in motivated overweight individuals): Study
A daily dose of 500mg of L-carnitine coupled with motivation training can help weight loss in overweight individuals, according to a Lonza-sponsored pilot study.
Chromadex sells BluScience retail supplement line to Canadian marketing firm
Chromadex has announced the sale of its BluScience retail line of supplements to NeutriSci International, a private nutraceutical and cosmetic product marketing and brand development firm based in Calgary, Alberta.
NPA, CRN: USPSTF’s vitamin D, calcium advice could be harmful to women at risk of fractures
Controversial new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for vitamin D and calcium could create confusion among consumers and ‘compromise their bone health’, say the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natural...
Nutrition 2.0: ‘Closer than you think’ and a ‘tremendous technical and business opportunity’
‘Tremendous opportunities’ await the nutrition industry as it embarks upon a modernized scientific approach to address nutrition, health/wellness and aging, says the Chief Executive Officer of a Silicon Valley company at the cutting edge of R&D.