News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
A new survey of 1,035 adults revealed that 60% are extremely concerned about contracting a new or particularly resilient strain of flu this year, and 47% take vitamin C or a preventative supplement as a precaution.
Natural Grocers’ stock price plunged more than 25% yesterday after the company missed profit projections in its most recent earnings statement. The stock price decline came despite an uptick in revenue.
The application of statistical techniques to personalized nutrition has allowed Sergio Radovcic, founder of supplement marketer Styr Labs, to take the concept to new levels of sophistication.
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Supplement maker The Nature’s Bounty Co. acquired nutrition bar brand The Best Bar Ever, adding to its portfolio of performance nutrition products.
Accusations levelled at Nestlé claim the Swiss corporate giants mislead consumers with nutritional claims about its infant formula products, flouting ethical marketing codes in the process.
A debate has broken out about the potential risks and benefits of very low calorie diets (VLCDs) and meal replacement programs after data presented at a European congress suggested they could cause temporary deterioration in heart functions.
Mulberry extract supplementation may benefit those suffering from kidney damage caused by diabetes — known as diabetic nephropathy — according to a recent Iranian study.
Hyperglycaemia in expectant mothers may lead to obesity and type 2 diabetes in their offspring, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in PLOS ONE.