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Indian teen obesity doubles as diabetes rates soar
The number of obese teenagers in India has nearly doubled over the last five years at a time when diabetes rates are also seeing a consistent increase.
Archives for March 15, 2016
EC invokes special measures to address Europe dairy crisis
The European Commission (EC) has announced a package of exceptional measures to support EU farmers, including a limited time when Member States can determine their own supply and production limits.
Health halos and binge drinking: Irish agency concerned over booming energy drink sector
The Irish public health body Safefood has called for more research on energy drinks and binge drinking in Ireland as well as health halos created by sports event sponsorship.
Study questions infant intensive care feeding policies
A study of 1440 critically ill children has questioned the benefit of early parenteral nutrition in hospitals.
Harkin's message to industry: Vigilance needed, but best days are ahead
Former Sen. Tom Harkin has a message for the dietary supplements industry: Despite challenges from law enforcement officials, legislators and hostile media stories, the best days are ahead.
AHPA awards: Sen. Tom Harkin get Lifetime Achievement Award
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA retired), Dr Steven Dentali, Dr Paula Brown, Robert Ullman, and Aveda were recognized for their substantive and positive contributions to the herbal products industry at the 2016 AHPA Awards last week.
FDA warns companies with products listing Acacia rigidula as a dietary ingredient
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued five warning letters about products containing Acacia rigidula, which it considers a new dietary ingredient (NDI) lacking a successful NDI notification.
Study supports magnesium threonate potential for cognitive health
Supplementation with magnesium threonate may improve cognitive function in older individuals with memory and concentration issues, say results of a randomized, controlled, double-blind study.
Feed your beard with dairy
The Italian dairy association, Assolatte, is encouraging fashionable beard maintenance, not with scissors, but with dairy.
EU healthy eating funding discriminates against plant proteins: ENSA
The EU is discriminating against soy and plant-based proteins that are nutritionally similar – or even healthier – than the sugary dairy products it has pledged to subsidise, says the European Natural Soy and Plant-Based Foods Manufacturers Association...
Athletic recovery drink features sunflower-oil stabilized omega-3
Developed by Penn State professor Pete Bordi and former Steelers fullback Franco Harris, Dr. Pete’s Recovery Drink is poised to exit the locker rooms and enter mainstream markets.
Consumers shortchanged as formulators cut chondroitin use, dosages, Synutra CEO says
The chondroitin market might be getting cleaner, but price issues mean that formulators are shaving down dosages, a major supplier says.
Hospital inpatients increasingly receiving probiotics: Survey
A “sizable and growing number” of inpatients are receiving probiotics, according to a survey of 145 US hospitals.