Low vitamin D status linked to cognitive decline: Rat study
Dietary deficiencies in vitamin D may promote cognitive declines in middle-aged and elderly adults, according to new research.
Archives for December 3, 2013
Is research on delayed aging a better investment than cancer and heart disease?
Greater investment in research to delay aging may be a 'highly efficient' way to prevent disease, extend healthy life, and improve public health, according to new research.
ADM on transatlantic differences: “American sweet” protein bar
Europe is still behind America on the nutrition bar trend and European perceptions of sweetness levels are different, says ADM marketing boss.
New test aims to measure 'wellness' via metabolic state, developer says
Nutraceutical technology development firm Health Enhancement Products Inc. has a new urine test in field trials that will measure a participant’s ‘wellness’ level via biomarkers for oxidative stress, the company announced recently.
Acquisition continues to fuel Nutraceutical International's growth
Nutraceutical International Corporation will continue to align itself with a growing list of dietary supplement manufacturers and ingredient suppliers in seeking out acquisition opportunities to grow the business, chairman and CEO Bill Gay said.
Synutra Ingredients takes #1 US chondroitin supplier position as quality message resonates with market
Efforts by Synutra Ingredients to clean up the chondroitin supply chain are being heeded by the ‘largest and best’ supplement manufacturers, says the company’s president, with the company now the #1 chondroitin supplier in the US.
‘An intriguing and unexpected hypothesis’: Could green vegetables boost efficacy of omega-3 supplements?
Pairing omega-3 supplements with a diet rich in dark green vegetables may boost omega-3 levels in red blood cells, suggests new data that raises 'an intriguing and unexpected hypothesis'.
Dispatches from #FIE2013
‘Shrink it and pink it’? Women deserve better, says UK sports nutrition firm
Putting a male-oriented sports nutrition product into a petite, pink package is a lazy way to meet female needs, says a leading UK firm which is going about things a little differently.