Gencor self-affirms GRAS status for fenugreek extract
Botanical ingredient supplier Gencor has announced that its standardized Fenugreek extract has been affirmed generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by an independent panel of toxicologists.
Archives for February 8, 2017
Dr Ikhlas Khan becomes NCNPR director
After 25 years with the University of Mississippi research center, Ikhlas Khan became director of the National Center for Natural Products Research at the UM School of Pharmacy on Jan. 1.
Severe obesity rockets in Korea: Younger people at greater risk
Cases of severe and extreme obesity have doubled in Korea over the past 12 years, with people in their 20s and 30s most likely to be piling on the pounds.
Older mothers from rural areas more likely to give vitamin A supplements to children in Pakistan
Maternal age and place of residence played key roles in whether children under five years old were given Vitamin A supplements in Pakistan, a new study reveals.
Cannabidiol’s neuroprotective effect against brain ischemia/reperfusion injury revealed
Cannabidiol (CBD) can exert a potentially neuroprotective effect against brain ischemia/reperfusion injury, with a new study from China documenting how it does so “for the first time”.
CoQ10 ‘partly improves’ chronic inflammation, but larger trials needed: China meta-analysis
CoQ10 supplementation may partly improve chronic inflammation in people with metabolic disorders, but further studies with larger sample sizes and well-defined trials are needed, according to new meta-analysis.
Data demands unchanged
Industry response: New EFSA health claim guidance makes applying easier, but science requirements remain the same
EU health claim specialists say EFSA guidance issued last week clarifies application procedures but changes nothing of the infamous pharma-style scientific requirements that have denied 1000s of claims across the EU bloc of 28 nations.
NattoPharma research network awarded EU funding grant
Norweigan nutritional supplier NattoPharma has been awarded a sought-after EU Horizon 2020 research grant, which will fund vitamin K2 research.
'The lowest effective dose of creatine seen in the current literature'
Short-term creatine supplementation may benefit muscle power in elite youth athletes
Low-dose, short-term creatine supplementation “beneficially affected muscle power output,” even without the usually recommended loading phase, according to findings from a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Med diet approach could help children with ADHD: Study
Sticking to foods that typically make up the Mediterranean diet may prove to be an effective approach in managing ADHD, a Spanish team has deduced.
Results from South Carolina cohort show 'dangerously deficient' vitamin D levels
Preliminary results from a Vitamin D prenatal intervention being conducted in South Carolina reveal the average level for this vitamin in North American populations falls into the ‘severely deficient’ category.
US ranks near the bottom globally for nutrition, sustainability & food waste
Perhaps not surprising, but disappointing nonetheless to environmental, health and nutrition advocates is new research that ranks the US dead last, or very near the bottom, out of 25 countries on a long list of food sustainability indicators, including...
Fonterra launches new whey protein ingredient for sports nutrition
NZMP, Fonterra’s dairy ingredients business, has introduced a protein ingredient it says delivers at least 10% more protein than standard whey protein products.
EU grant to drive more research into increasingly 'omnipotent' Vitamin K2
It’s fitting that a relatively new institution—Maastricht University—is helping to drive research into the evolving benefits of a ‘new’ vitamin, Vitamin K2. That research will be buoyed by a multi-center EU grant announced today.
Indian firm Strides Shasun exits probiotics space after sales dip
Bangalore-based pharmaceutical and nutraceutical firm Strides Shasun has announced it is leaving the probiotics sector.
ATP supplements boosts muscle excitability and performance: Study
Supplements formulated with the branded ingredient Peak ATP may prevent exercise-induced declines in ATP while enhancing peak power and muscular excitability, says a new study.