News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Nutrition professionals, scientists and other public interest bodies are staying on the sidelines and allowing the food industry to dominate Australia’s nutrition policy-making, according to research analysis.
The quality of protein and its leucine content has a significant influence on muscle building with resistance training, a review has found.
High protein intake during infancy may contribute to obesity later in life in infants who are not exclusively breastfed, according to a Nestlé Nutrition-funded study.
A case brought by the firm of prominent attorney Jonathan Emord against a prolific filer of class action lawsuits has suffered a slight setback, as the defendant has prevailed on a technicality in a motion.
The oligomer was designed to help manufacturers reduce or eliminate the need for sucrose, glucose, and fructose, with potential applications ranging from energy source for sports nutrition to prebiotic supplements.
At one of the biggest shows for nutritional ingredients, KeVita co-founder Chakra Earthsong noticed more turmeric and ginger, more organically grown botanicals, and more probiotic options to meet increasing consumer demand for functional beverages.
For raising capital, Limited Labs’ brand builder Sam Johnston said Indiegogo was the way to go: “[It creates] more of a buzz about this product online through interacting directly with our customer base through social media.”
There aren’t as many women in decision making roles in at dietary supplement companies as some prominent women in the field thought might be the case when they first joined the field.
Net profits at Australian vitamin and supplement supplier Blackmores fell by 46.6% in the first quarter, with daigou sales – items bought by Chinese entrepreneurs in Australia to ship back to China – plummeting.
Sweden is creating a taskforce to bring rogue supplement e-commerce in check, something industry hopes will help close the gap between on and offline standards.
Bangalore-based lutein and carotenoid specialist Katra Phyto has enlisted UK-based ingredient player and distributor Gee Lawson as its European partner.
An important prebiotic, probiotic congress takes place in Berlin on 1-3 February next year for those in the business and science of the microbiota.
Macro-investments in health, education and access to water are key to reducing malnutrition, a report has found.
GNC lost a quarter of its market capitalization Thursday as its stock price plunged after a disappointing third quarter earnings report.