DuPont to put another $100 million into probiotics production
In an attempt to keep up with booming demand, DuPont has announced a significant expansion of its US-based probiotics manufacturing capability.
Archives for November 2, 2016
Mulberry extract shows promise as a way to manage weight: Mice study
A compound extracted from mulberries may play a role in speeding up metabolism and assisting individuals with weight loss.
Supplement OWL product registry ready to accept product labels
The much anticipated Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) – a product label database – is moving into the second phase of beta-testing and is now accepting product labels from dietary supplement finished product manufacturers and marketers.
Highlights from the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute's 2016 Thought Leaders Consortium
‘There’s a big & growing interest in personalized nutrition’: Expert
Interest in personalized nutrition and how it pertains to wellness is growing, and companies are springing up that are focused on tailoring food to individual measurements, says Dr Nathan Price from the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB).
Nationwide strike hits flagship child nutrition project in northern India
A flagship policy to tackle child malnutrition in Uttarakhand, India, has been hit by a nationwide eight-week strike of Aganwadi health workers.
Peanut probiotic: Researchers develop commercially viable lactose-free probiotic ‘yoghurt’
A newly developed peanut-based probiotic ‘yoghurt’ could serve as a functional food for those who follow a vegan diet or have lactose intolerance, say researchers.
Krill fishery unaffected (for now)
Fishing banned in world’s largest Marine Protected Area in Antarctica
Fishing will be banned in a newly protected area of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica the size of the UK and France combined following an agreement at a Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) meeting.
Negative cranberry study looked at wrong endpoint and editorial confounded issue, experts say
A recent negative study on cranberry’s effects on UTIs had a skewed design and an accompanying editorial amplified the misconception, according to experts in the research of the botanical.
JAMA rejects cranberry for UTI; industry says Yale study infected with fault
The cranberry industry and academics have rubbished a cranberry-UTI study and accompanying commentary published in JAMA in the past week, saying the research is “misleading” and “suffering from fatal flaws.”
Just how nutritious are sustainable proteins?
The need for sustainable proteins is on the rise, but are they as healthy and nutritious as their mainstream equivalents? A public-private partnership (PPP) coordinated by Wageningen University aims to determine just that, and is on the lookout for more...
Survey finds consumers are cautious, which could put pressure on supplement margins
Consumers are likely to be cautious in spending during the holidays and into the new year, a new consumer research survey has found. While there is still good support for dietary supplement sales, pressure on margins could be one result.
Energy drinks are in the spotlight again after man develops acute hepatitis after excessive consumption
The health and safety of energy drinks and shots could come under the microscope again after a man developed acute hepatitis after excessive daily consumption of such a product, as reported Nov. 1 in BMJ Case Reports.
Personalized nutrition not just about 'DNA diets,' says CEO of Campbell Soup-backed start-up
Personalized nutrition is the future, says Habit CEO: ‘Generic public health advice is great.The problem is, people don’t follow it’
Is personalized nutrition just an overpriced indulgence for affluent people that are already health conscious, or could Campbell Soup’s $32m bet on Habit – a nutrition and meal-delivery operation partnering with leading systems biologists – really...