News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Special Edition: Personalized Nutrition
As the “one-size-fits-all” nutritional model becomes less relevant, consumer interest in personalized nutrition and ‘taking back control’ is growing, but the past 15 years are littered with harsh lessons. So, why are today’s companies better positioned...
Vitafoods Asia 2017
Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia are tipped to be among the fastest growing functional food and fortified product markets in APAC to 2021, while Japan is witnessing a wave of product innovation on the back of its new Food with Function...
Special Edition: Personalized Nutrition
Offering personalized dietary supplements could open manufacturers up to legal risks, some of which go beyond those they are already subject to, experts say.
Special Edition: Personalized Nutrition
True personalization of dietary supplements could run up against formidable manufacturing compliance challenges, consultants say.
Special Edition: Personalized Nutrition
Traditional herbal practices can help inform the process of personalization in dietary supplements, experts in the field say.
How gut bacteria affect nutrient absorption and immune status, how protein malnutrition alters the gut bacterial communities, and how bacteria in the intestines interact with dietary fibers are the three topics picked for research grants from the Global...
Hartman Group: Don’t downplay the online threat
As the immediate shock of the Amazon Whole Foods deal wears off, and spooked retailers are reassured that just 1% of US food and beverage retail sales are generated online,* they would be wise to remember that not all growth curves are linear, says...
VITAFOODS ASIA 2017
APAC’s nutrition industry needs to do more to educate consumers that preventative approaches leading to healthy ageing must be adopted at a younger age.
A trial conducted by Japanese nutraceutical firm AstaReal has concluded that the company’s natural astaxanthin possess anti-ageing skincare benefits.
Supplement retailer The Vitamin Shoppe is expanding its store-brand ProBioCare line with six new probiotics that feature DUOCAP technology, which seals two supplements in one pill.
New gut-mediated therapies could be on the horizon, according to new research that finds GPCR (G-protein-coupled receptor) ligands, formed by gut bacteria, mimic human signalling molecules.
Special Edition: Personalized Nutrition
We live in an era where the regulatory framework, which manages labeling and claims, is an artifact of the pre-genomic era, says functional medicine and personalized nutrition expert Jeffrey Bland, PhD.
One in eight adults over the age of 50 living in Ireland are vitamin D deficient, reports a recent study in Journal of Gerontology: Series A.
A majority of commercially available vitamin supplements in German market significantly exceed daily recommended doses recommended by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), new tests suggest.
Quest Nutrition bars top other brands in the category by total online sales, while RXBAR tops the list for fastest online sales growth, according to a report by market research firm 1010data.
Special Edition: Personalized Nutrition
After a successful beta program in the Bay Area, Habit is going nationwide. Josh Anthony, PhD, Habit’s founding Chief Scientific Officer tells us why the timing was right for the personalized nutrition trailblazer.
Colorado-based Solix Algredients has extended its natural astaxanthin quality challenge as it continues to make its quality case.