News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
If you can't trust 'health professionals' to sift nutrition data, who can you trust? argues EU food law critic Bert Schwitters after a recent ECJ ruling that potentially shifts the meaning of commercial and non-commercial nutritional communication.
Multiple stakeholders are gathering to tackle hidden hunger and malnutrition in South Africa.
A synbiotic food fortified with beta-carotene may improve markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in people with type 2 diabetes, says a new study.
10TH WORLD CONGRESS ON POLYPHENOL APPLICATIONS
NutraIngredients presents a final summary of notable research presented at the 10th World Congress on Polyphenol Applications in Porto this year.
Data from 34 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials indicated that there is a “causal effect of [magnesium] supplementation on lowering [blood pressure] in adults.”
The novel vitamin C formulation Ester-C increases levels of the vitamin in white blood cells (leukocytes) more than regular ascorbic acid, says a new study from NBTY and KGK Synergize.
With a dispenser that sits nicely on the counter, Tespo is aiming to boost compliance and deliver the daily nutrients and bioactives in a liquid.
The recent introduction of GMO labeling will bring clarity to the marketplace and create choice for consumers, says the EVP of Global Specialties for Ingredion.
The European Food Safety Authority is calling for public comments on its draft guidance for the allergenicity assessment of genetically modified (GM) plants.
Consumption of probiotic-containing fermented milk could help people suffering from Japanese cedar pollinosis, say researchers.
The UK government has introduced legislation that would make a company’s failure to fall in line with EU infant formula and baby food marketing laws a criminal offence subject to fines.