Horsemeat close to becoming staple Spanish food, study claims
Horsemeat close to becoming part of the national Spanish diet, says author of report showing link between environment where horses bred and omega-3 levels.
Archives for May 10, 2017
The three main health factors powering protein and active nutrition in APAC
Three main factors are driving growth in the protein and active nutrition space in Asia-Pacific, according to research firm Frost & Sullivan.
Herbalife's Frankos strongly behind Supplement OWL
The Supplement OWL database is receiving important support from the biggest company in the industry.
LifeVantage's sales plummet amid accounting reforms
Network marketing company LifeVantage has been staggered by consecutive quarters of sequential and year-over-year sales declines as it struggles to reform its sales and accounting practices. In its most recent earnings statement sales slid by almost 20%.
Sage advice: Epigenetics-based cognitive health supplement set for APAC launch
A botanical cognitive health product designed by a spin-off from the University of Oxford will launch across Asia Pacific with the backing of an innovation development company.
Dispatches from Experimental Biology 2017
Study supports heart health benefits of mushroom powders
Adding Portobello or shiitake powder to a high-fat diet may protect arteries from the detrimental effects of a high fat diet, according to findings presented at the recent Experimental Biology 2017 event.
Manuka and strawberry tree honey helps decrease colon cancer cell viability: In vitro study
Strawberry tree honey and Manuka honey can induce cell death in colon cancer cells, an in vitro study has found.
Open innovation: Naturex’s programme celebrates one year
Specialty ingredients firm Naturex says the first year of its Open Innovation project, Ingenium, saw eight successful projects get off the ground.
Balchem cites problems with study linking choline to clots
A recent study linking choline with the risk of developing clots is flawed and should not detract from the decades of positive research on the ingredient, a supplier says.
Sports Nutrition Special Edition
Vox Pop: 'Protein, and that's pretty much it actually'
Sports nutrition is a booming industry, with Euromonitor estimating a value of $7.4bn in the US. When we went to the streets and asked a few gym-goers what they buy, to no surprise, it was all protein.