UN backs DSM’s Road to Good Nutrition
The United Nations has backed a new book tackling issues like malnutrition and food security authored by Dutch nutrient supplier DSM.
Archives for September 23, 2013
From the 20th International Congress of Nutrition in Granada, Spain
Unilever: Healthier food choices must be ‘doable’
The food industry came under attack last week at the International Congress of Nutrition (#ICN20) for not doing enough to improve the healthiness of its portfolios…unfairly, says Unilever.
WakeUp! ‘Sky’s the limit’ claims award-winning functional drinks brand
The head of an Israeli firm behind a patented functional energy drink WakeUp insists that the ‘sky’s the limit’ if the award-winning drink is accepted by a specific market segment demanding alertness.
Resveratrol shows fat cell shrinking potential: Human data
Thirty days of supplementation with resveratrol were associated with a reduction in the size of fat cells, with genetic tests showing various pathways for fat breakdown, researchers from the Netherlands report.
Explicit goals and open partnerships seen as keys to innovation success
Innovation. It’s a word you hear on many executives’ lips. Sure, it’s reassuring rhetoric for investors, as it means a company is not resting on its laurels. But what does it mean, exactly? The answer, for all too many companies, even some large...
TEAGASC SCIENTIST SAYS NEW PROBIOTIC CUTS CHOLESTEROL
'Dairy pro- and prebiotics can boost brain, liver and infant health'
Irish scientists working with gut bacteria – microbiota – have found 'exciting opportunities' for value-added dairy products, according to the head of biotechnology at Ireland’s largest food research center.
New deal will bring herring caviar omega 3 to Malaysia for first time
Omega 3 from herring caviar will find a new market in Southeast Asia following a deal inked last week between Norway’s Arctic Nutrition and Holista Colltech of Malaysia that will see the fatty acid added to its supplements.
Vitamin B shows stroke protection promise
Consumption of vitamin B supplements could help to reduce the risk of stroke, according to new review of existing data.
Calcium, vitamin D opportunity grows as osteoporosis prevalence rises
Osteoporosis continues to be a silent killer. A major fracture can be the start of a fatal cascade for an older patient, yet the majority of elderly patients still do not receive a bone density test after an initial fracture, according to The National...
UNPA seminar to help companies develop the strategies needed to serve personalized medicine market
Jeffrey Bland, PhD, from the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute, Jim Kean, CEO of WellnessFX, and Rich McKeown, from Leavitt Partners, are just three of the top names headlining the UNPA’s personalized medicine seminar to help companies best serve...