Fish-liver oil when younger may reduce heart disease risk when older
Consuming fish-liver oil three times weekly in adolescence or midlife may reduce a woman’s chances of coronary heart disease later in life, say Icelandic researchers.
Archives for April 26, 2015
Study: L-arginine/L-citrulline combo outperforms either amino acid in isolation for NO activity
An animal study conducted by Kyowa Hakko has shown that the company’s patented L-citrulline/L-arginine ingredient is effective in boosting plasma L-arginine levels enhancing nitric oxide bioavailability post supplementation.
"More and more the food industry realises consumer education is the key to success – not claims."
Welcome to the era of Nutrition. Are you ready for it?
The moment you realise that every nutrient you eat today will build your body of tomorrow, then you realise you will become what you eat. Couple that with the fact that most cells in our body are replaced within a couple of months and the new paradigm...
Dispatches from the International Yakult Symposium
No health claims but probiotics remain on medical agenda
Probiotics are yet to win a health claim in the European Union but they continue to receive backing by various bodies for gastrointestinal issues like diarrhoea.
New analytical method could help clean up yohimbe adulteration, developer says
A new analytical method for products featuring yohimbe bark extracts developed and tested by Flora Research Labs promises to speed the detection of adulteration in this ingredient, according to lab director James Neal-Kababick.
Monacolin K health claims could carry safety warnings
Accompanying warnings are being considered for monacolin K health claims after a number of EU member states raised safety concerns.