UN declares Decade of Action on Nutrition
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has declared a ‘Decade of Action on Nutrition’, placing nutrition firmly at the heart of its sustainable development agenda.
Archives for April 3, 2016
China
Vitamin A prices set to continue to soar
After more than a year-long slump, China’s important vitamin A market is finally starting to rebound, with prices expected to continue to grow until the second-half 2016, according to market analyst CCM.
Abbott launches the first and only Ensure with HMB and high protein
The Ensure Enlive product is designed to aid recovery after illness, injury and surgery, and is backed by data from a randomized controlled trial.
Investigators honored by ASN & CRN for their work in bioactive compounds
Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, FASN, and Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, PhD, received the Mary Swartz Rose Senior Investigator Award and the Mary Swartz Rose Young Investigator Award, respectively.
Ahiflower oil gets NSF non-GMO True North verification
NSF International has certified Ahiflower oil from Natures Crops International (NCI) under its NSF Non-GMO True North protocol.
Increased exposure to aluminium harmful to gut homeostasis, review warns
Aluminium is likely to harm gut homeostasis as increased exposure is strongly linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as an environmental risk factor, a review has concluded.
Coca-Cola is ‘Relentless’ as it redesigns energy drink
Coca-Cola has redesigned its Relentless energy drink, launching an additional flavour called Passion Punch and a 4 x 500ml multi pack in the brand’s best-selling Origin flavour.
Risk-benefit assessment: Weighing up the pros and cons of foods
To have meaningful health recommendations for foods authorities should balance both the risks and benefits of consumption, say a group of Danish researchers backing the concept of risk-benefit assessment.
Creatine + nitrate safe for athletes, study finds
Consumers go to creatine to increase strength performance, and go to nitrate to improve endurance performance. So what happens when you take both?
Omega-3s may lower homocysteine levels, but B vitamins enhance the effects
Data from randomized-controlled trial supports a modest homocysteine-lowering effect for omega-3 fatty acids, says a new meta-analysis from Deakin University in Australia.
FDA warns 7 companies over methylsynephrine
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to 7 companies regarding a total of 8 products marketed as dietary supplements and containing methylsynephrine as a dietary ingredient.