News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Consuming extracts of bitter orange extracts do not (Citrus aurantium) do not detrimentally affect measures of heart function in healthy people, says a new double-blinded, placebo-controlled cross-over study.
The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program has announced the publication of a new series of reviews on adulteration of botanical ingredients called the Botanical Adulterants Bulletins (BABs).
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said miniature shrimp Calanus finmarchicus is safe as a novel source of omega-3 oil and is now seeking feedback on its draft opinion.
Japanese dairy products company Yakult has released its financial results for the year ending March 31, 2016, and they show an increase in net sales of 5.9%.
About 250 industry enthusiasts gathered last night to hear the winners of this year’s NutraIngredients Awards, which included Roquette, Amazing Grains and Lycored.
The supplement giant donated 421,315 pounds of nutrition bars to Island Harvest Food Bank. The bars will go along with meals to Long Islanders struggling with food insecurity.
The partnership will make broccoli research more easily available to health care professionals, researchers, consumers and industry members.
SCIENCE SHORT
Nutrition, not genetic differences, appear to control the appearance of certain physical traits, a US study indicates.
After surveying 2,252 US adults, The Harris Poll found that 25% of Millennials are using alternative therapies for their health than conventional options.
An independent panel of experts has affirmed the generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status of Bonolive, a unique clinically validated olive polyphenol ingredient for bone health by Ferrer HealthTech.
What drives new trends? Is this best discovered seeing them unfold in real time at hands of innovators, or are they better discerned via a deep dive into marketing data? Both approaches were presented at the recent Healthy & Natural Show in Chicago.