Australian native mint shows potential as beneficial phenol source
Extracts of Australian native mint show strong antioxidant capacities and could be a source of beneficial phenolic compounds, say researchers.
Archives for July 24, 2016
BI Nutraceuticals foresees fiber and bitter drinks to be next trends in functional beverages
BI Nutraceuticals predicts that its fiber-rich and bitter-tasting ingredients will become as popular as protein currently is in beverage applications.
Rat study finds rancid fish oil deadly, but humans shouldn't worry
A third of the offspring of rats fed with high doses of oxidised fish oil during pregnancy did not survive beyond two days, a New Zealand-authored study has found, prompting safety officials to stress that there is no evidence of a food-safety risk from...
‘A milestone’: Pomegranate metabolite shows anti-aging potential
A metabolite from pomegranate compounds may improve mitochondrial and muscle function and enhance endurance during aging, says a new study from Switzerland.
Zeaxanthin shows skin health benefits from within: Study
Dietary supplements of the carotenoid zeaxanthin with sea buckthorn fruit oil and wheat ceramides may reduce wrinkles in women, says a new study.
Vitafoods Asia heading to Singapore in 2017
Pan-Asian nutraceutical event Vitafoods Asia will move to a new home in Singapore next year, confirm the event organisers.
Silicon Valley app promises probiotic lab advances
Research labs could soon be using smartphones to count CFUs (colony forming units), as a Silicon Valley start-up releases a new app that gets an encouraging review from Swedish probiotics producer Probi.
10TH WORLD CONGRESS ON POLYPHENOL APPLICATIONS
What’s new for an old molecule like resveratrol?
Despite the plethora of studies that focus on resveratrol’s beneficial health effects, there is still not one singular mechanism of action that can be agreed upon that sufficiently explains its positive preventative effects.
Jim Stoppani files countersuit against Bodybuilding.com over JYM mark
The battle over the JYM brand of sports nutrition products continues, with PhD Fitness and its principal Dr Jim Stoppani filing a countersuit in the US District Court for the District of Idaho.