FDA issues consumer warning on sports products that contain SARMs
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a consumer warning against supplement-like body building products that contain SARMs, or selective androgen receptor modulators.
Archives for November 1, 2017
NPA takes breakaway organization to task over trademark issue
The Natural Products Association has sent a letter to breakaway organization SENPA demanding it stop using a logo that NPA claims infringes on its trademarks.
More education called for after survey finds med students ‘overconfident, underprepared’ on nutrition guidelines
A study by Ohio University researchers found that out of 257 medical students surveyed, more than 55% were confident they could give nutrition recommendations, but half did not achieve the passing score on a nutrition quiz.
Too much synthetic folic acid may interfere with absorption of bioactive folate, warns study
Unmetabolised folic acid (UMFA) may reduce the uptake of the bioactive form of the vitamin, suggests recent research in the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology.
Blood sugar management drink Good Idea, backed by Swedish research, launches in the US
A canned liquid supplement called Good Idea, formulated to be a ‘sugar buster,’ just hit the market. Its blood sugar management properties are backed by research out of the Food for Health Science Center at Lund University in Sweden.
Two recent trials reveal probiotics' oral health benefits in children: BLIS Technologies
The benefit of probiotics in relation to childhood throat infections and halitosis have been underlined by two recent trials, revealed BLIS Technologies' Dr John Hale at our recent Probiota Asia summit in Singapore.
Pakistan fortification programme targets micronutrient deficiencies in women and children
The UK is stepping up its efforts to alleviate malnutrition in Pakistan through a food fortification programme for flour, ghee and edible oils.
First supplement firms sought for Australia’s new 'game-changing' health claims
The first wave of supplement firms wanting to make Australia’s 'game-changing' new health claims will be able to register their interest by the end of this year.
Probiotics benefit indigestion sufferers through gut microbiota normalisation
Probiotics can effectively treat indigestion by normalising gastric microbiota, a Japanese study has found.
Heightened sensitivity to 'seventh taste' carbs leads to larger waist sizes
Scientists in Australia say they have identified a potential seventh 'taste' — carbohydrate — and are working to uncover how it leads people to eat excessive amounts of starchy foods.