News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
“We want to understand the molecular relationships between nutrients and their effects on healthy individuals and patients at different stages of their lives.”
Swiss-based Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) is teaming with a US analytics specialist to develop personalised vitamin solutions via ultra-sensitive lab techniques.
Senior management teams at big beverage companies often exist in a state of ‘cognitive dissonance’ that means they fear taking risks, despite demanding that their teams innovate, an industry expert claims.
Mead Johnson Nutrition has awarded the University of Illinois' Department of Animal Sciences a grant of nearly $1m to further its understanding of how nutrition affects brain development in piglets.
Australia
A number of athletic nutritional supplements on sale in Australia are secretly fortified with androgens, a group of compounds that could lead athletes to be banned from competition.
Ambitious French omega-3 supplier Polaris has won approval to market its branded omega-3s in South America’s biggest nutraceutical market, Brazil.
Oral doses of vitamin C greater than 500 milligrams per day may boost the health of the endothelium - the thin layer of cells lining the blood vessels – and boost overall heart health for people who need it the most, according to a meta-analysis of 44...
A polyphenol-rich cocoa extract called Lavado may reduce nerve damage in Alzheimer’s patients before they develop symptoms, according to research in mice.
Iron supplementation can reduce menstruation complications, according to a study, but their use remains low-key.
UK ASA Ruling
Danone Nutricia’s vindication from any wrongdoing in press adverts for Aptamil with Pronutra+ follow-on milk was described as “absurd” by Baby Milk Action (BMA), which filed a complaint with the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following...
The latest market research confirms the cosmeceuticals segment is continuing with robust growth, and Sephora is one retailer responding, recently launching a new range of beauty supplements alongside its more traditional cosmetics offering.
Insights from IFT 2014
As protein appears primed to continue its meteoric rise, buoyed by a strong health halo among US consumers, where is there still potential for this macronutrient?
Daily probiotic supplements may reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tract infections for professional rugby players, says a new study from New Zealand.