High-dose vitamin C could cut common cold (and other infections) duration
Very high doses of vitamin C could reduce the duration of common cold, finds a review of previous clinical data that calls for new trials to help find ‘optimum dosing’.
Archives for April 4, 2017
Florida start-up B4 targets party-goers with pre-drinking liquid supplement
Florida-based liquid supplement start-up B4 wants party-goers to pre-game their pre-games with its new B vitamins, glutathione, minerals, and milk thistle liquid supplement.
Low acceptance of insect-derived foods not all about taste: Study
An unwillingness to eat foods like insects may have more to do with food appropriateness than its actual taste as findings could have implications for consumer acceptance of other protein sources.
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Supplement firms seeking success in China: ‘Think big, trademark brands and don’t be too trusting’
Companies seeking to launch products in China have been told they have to be in it for long haul and make extensive preparations, ‘instead of turning up at Shanghai airport and asking trade officials for a list of distributors’.
Ginseng and anti-obesity: Does Asian variety offer greater weight loss hope?
Studies comparing the differing anti-obesity effects of Asian and American ginseng are urgently needed, it has been claimed, not least because they are thought to have opposite medical effects in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
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VIDEO: Speaker spotlights - talking consumer trends, sustainability and research at NZ’s Natural Products Summit
The Kiwi natural products industry has been in fine form in recent years thanks to sustained exports growth – but according to speakers at the recent Natural Products New Zealand Summit, now is not the time for firms to rest on their laurels.
Weight gain before conception can triple risk of gestational diabetes
Weight gain in the years leading up to conception can triple the risk of gestational diabetes, with the odds also increased for mums-to-be who gain weight but still maintain a healthy body mass index (BMI).
Small and 'healthy' weight gains before pregnancy could double diabetes risk: Study
Women who increase body weight by small amounts before pregnancy could have a doubled risk of developing gestational diabetes, even when BMI remains at a healthy level, a new study warns.
‘Fragmented’ Europe needs nutrition research platform
EU project to create unified infrastructure for food and nutrition research
A pan-EU consortium is looking to build an online ‘nutrition hub’ that will unify the way research relating to food, nutrition and health is done across the continent.
Olly’s takeover of the gummy category starts with cuteness
Olly is relatively new in the dietary supplement space, launching only in 2015. But today its gummies can be found in 25,000 stores across the nation, from niche ones like GNC to mainstream ones like Target, where the brand started distribution.
FDA prevails over Hi-Tech on DMAA, but ruling could open door on synthetic botanicals
A federal district court judge in Atlanta has ruled in favor of FDA in its case against Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals over its use of DMAA. But the ruling potentially weakens agency’s stance on the question of synthetic versions of constituents of botanicals.
Natural & Organic products in the spotlight at European trade show
The doors opened last week in London for a two-day naturals trade show, the Natural & Organic Products Europe 2017 event.