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Patients with HIV and HCV should drink three cups of coffee a day to halve the risk of all-cause mortality, according to a new study on the potential benefits of the drink.
Milk-alternative drinks are not a suitable substitute for cows’ milk when it comes to iodine content, reports a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition.
Kyowa Hakko are to make available its citicoline supplement in the Scandinavian region giving its consumers a new way of boosting cognitive health via oral supplementation.
Technological advances are having a big impact on the APAC supplement and functional food industry, with the most innovative firms enjoying "a major boon” as more consumers go online for advice and to make purchases.
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Compounds found in chilli peppers appear to speed up metabolic rate, suggests a new study in Advances in Nutrition.
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French dairy ingredient supplier Epi Ingredients (the dry division of dairy cooperative Laïta) plans to expand in Asia, with infant nutrition growth among its top targets.
至 2021 年，香港、中国、越南、马来西亚和印度尼西亚都将跻身亚太地区发展最快的功能和强化食品市场，而日本在其颁布了新的功能食品法规之后，正在掀起产品创新的浪潮。
Chemically modified astaxanthin (Ax-C-8) protects the kidneys against iron-induced tubular injury, according to Japanese researchers.
研究者称，统计分析表明，高膳食维生素 K 的摄入与适度减少骨折风险密切相关。
Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has seized over S$133,000 worth of illegal health products, in an international operation coordinated by INTERPOL.
中国研究人员称体外实验研究表明，姜黄素可抑制膀胱癌扩散。
Australian supplement company Swisse Wellness is re-entering the US market with its most popular multivitamins and supplements, which are now available for online purchase.
The number of diabetics in Japan is thought to have reached a record 10 million in 2016, according to new health ministry estimates.
Anabolic steroids have been found in six sports supplements sold in Australia and New Zealand, according to researchers from the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Otago.
首届 Probiota Asia 世界级议程已确定，将于 10 月 11 — 13 日在新加坡希尔顿大酒店召开，届时将有来自主要益生菌公司的发言人和知名学者出席为期三天的峰会。
血清铁与铁蛋白（含铁的血细胞蛋白）的比值可精确预测年轻的成年女性（而非中年女性）的身体组成和脂肪肝患病风险。
Extracts from agave may boost the diversity of the gut microbiota and help promote weight management, says a new study using lab mice.
Lab rats with metabolic syndrome fed a diet supplemented with a full spectrum palm tocotrienol complex showed improvements in blood pressure, blood lipids and liver health, says a new study from Monash University Malaysia.