Calcium and vitamin D may improve cholesterol in postmenopausal women
Supplementation with calcium and vitamin D after menopause could help to improve women's cholesterol profiles, according to new research.
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Almonds & their skins show prebiotic potential: Human data
Fiber-rich almonds and almond skin may selectively boost the populations of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in the gut, says a new study funded by the Almond Board of California.
Sanofi to contest rebuffed sterol cholesterol claim, but it's no big deal
Sanofi-Aventis has said the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) rejection of its application to broaden the already approved sterol-stanols cholesterol lowering claim to powdered supplements won’t affect the company commercially, but they will be...
Lozenges show potential as novel resveratrol delivery system: Study
Delivering resveratrol via a lozenge that dissolves in the mouth may increase the absorption of the red wine compound more than other dosage forms for absorption in the gut, according to new data.
Online retailers can help stop doping and questionable supplements: Consultant
If the nutritional supplements sector is to ever cast off its reputation for ‘dangerous’ and unlabelled contaminants then big online retails must embrace and enforce stricter anti-doping policies, argues Luca Bucchini, PhD.