Iron supplements improve infant birth weight – under certain maternal conditions
Whether iron-containing supplements improve infant birth weight depends on baseline maternal haemoglobin levels, according to research in 18,775 pregnant women.
Archives for December 22, 2015
Peek inside probiota 2016: Amsterdam, February 2-4
Restoring the damaged baby microbiome: ‘This is the biggest development in infant nutrition in years’
The biochemist instrumental in making DHA omega-3 near-mandatory in infant formula 15 years ago says discoveries about the ‘baby microbiome’ are set to revolutionise our view of infant and embryonic feeding.
Cocoa flavanols improve blood vessel function in kidney disease patients: Study
Drinking a beverage rich in cocoa flavanols improved blood vessel function and reduces diastolic blood pressure in individuals with kidney failure, German research has found.
Healthy eating tipped to drive $600m growth in global baking ingredients
Rising demand for healthier and nutrition-rich products has been tipped to drive $600m growth in the global baking ingredients market in the next five years.
Brush up on Asia's major trends before the New Year rings in!
What a jam packed year 2015 has been for the industry! Cosmetics Design has been on the road taking note of the latest innovations and discussing the key issues cosmetics makers are facing in Asia. Here, we’ve condensed all the best bits here for you to...
Already healthy people take supplements while those most in need of them don't, researchers conclude
A paper that will be presented at an upcoming social science meeting suggests that dietary quality determines dietary supplement usage, not the other way around, and that the people who could most benefit from dietary supplements are not taking them.
Nutrition 21 launches new chromium/amylopectin complex for sports nutrition
A chromium/amylopectin complex may amplify the muscle building effects of whey protein, says a new study using Nutrition 21’s recently launched Velositol ingredient.
An Update on the Quality of Australian and New Zealand Products
Omega-3 fish oil products and responding to a flawed research study
How does the industry respond when a scientific study comes out that is critical of quality and label claim for an omega-3 fish oil supplement, and, in the opinion of many experts, the research is flawed?