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The principal of a series of New Jersey-based dietary ingredient companies has pleaded guilty in connection with the sale of methamphetamine precursor chemicals, a separate scheme to defraud purchasers of dietary supplements and money laundering.
Fish oil supplier Omega Protein has made a case for its sustainability bona fides via a position paper released by the company that includes information from the latest stock assessments by regulatory bodies.
Supplementing mothers with α-tocopherol may help increase vitamin E intakes for premature breastfeeding babies vulnerable to deficiency, Brazilian research has suggested.
A new position paper on sports nutrition takes no sides in the debate about which carbs are best but does take a step toward more focused recommendations for protein amounts and timed delivery. The paper also highlights five supplement ingredient...
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Almost three quarters of Australian primary schoolchildren consume too much salt, leading them to be at greater risk of becoming overweight or obese, a Deakin University study has found.
Mate tea improves the rate of strength recovery from eccentric exercise by nearly 9% for up to 24 hours afterwards, a small study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has suggested.
As gene-based nutrition research builds and apps launch utilising said research, nutrigenomics appears to be morphing from concept to reality, but more research is required says a leading professor in the area.
Sequencing the common bean’s genetic make-up is set to reap nutritional benefits as well as making the pulse resistant to drought, expanding its use beyond the food industry, a study has stated.
We’re just scratching the surface when it comes to unlocking the potential of fermented foods in the US market, says the new CEO of Farmhouse Culture, a Portland-based firm specializing in fresh organic sauerkraut and novel savory fermented beverages.
Only half of UK health professionals think malnutrition is a priority in their organisations, a survey commissioned by charity Age UK has found.
The active compound in cinnamon may be a more tolerable weight loss ingredient than chilli pepper's capsaicin, a small exploratory clinical trial backed by Nestlé finds.
Habitual chocolate consumption has correlation with better cognitive functioning, according to analyses of 968 people living in New York
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